18 Bible Verses about Lifting Hands

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1 Timothy 2:8

It is my desire, then, that in every place men may give themselves to prayer, lifting up holy hands, without wrath or argument.

Leviticus 9:22

And Aaron, lifting up his hands to the people, gave them a blessing; and he came down from offering the sin-offering, and the burned offering, and the peace-offerings.

Exodus 17:11

Now while Moses' hand was lifted up, Israel was the stronger: but when he let his hand go down, Amalek became the stronger.

1 Kings 8:22

Then Solomon took his place before the altar of the Lord, all the men of Israel being present, and stretching out his hands to heaven,

1 Kings 8:54

Then Solomon, after making all these prayers and requests for grace to the Lord, got up from his knees before the altar of the Lord, where his hands had been stretched out in prayer to heaven;

Nehemiah 8:6

And Ezra gave praise to the Lord, the great God. And all the people in answer said, So be it, so be it; lifting up their hands; and with bent heads they gave worship to the Lord, going down on their faces to the earth.

Deuteronomy 32:40

For lifting up my hand to heaven I say, By my unending life,

Psalm 119:48

And so that my hands may be stretched out to you; and I will give thought to your rules.

Psalm 28:2

Give ear to the voice of my prayer, when I am crying to you, when my hands are lifted up to your holy place.

Lamentations 2:19

Up! give cries in the night, at the starting of the night-watches; let your heart be flowing out like water before the face of the Lord, lifting up your hands to him for the life of your young children who are falling down, feeble for need of food, at the top of every street.

Lamentations 3:41

Lifting up our hearts with our hands to God in the heavens.

Ezra 9:5

And at the evening offering, having made myself low before God, I got up, and with signs of grief, falling down on my knees, with my hands stretched out to the Lord my God,

Job 31:21

If my hand had been lifted up against him who had done no wrong, when I saw that I was supported by the judges;

Daniel 12:7

Then in my hearing the man clothed in linen, who was over the river, lifting up his right hand and his left hand to heaven, took an oath by him who is living for ever that it would be a time, times, and a half; and when the power of the crusher of the holy people comes to an end, all these things will be ended.

Micah 5:9

Your hand is lifted up against those who are against you, and all your haters will be cut off.

Habakkuk 3:10

The mountains saw you and were moved with fear; the clouds were streaming with water: the voice of the deep was sounding; the sun did not come up, and the moon kept still in her place.

Luke 24:50

And he took them out till they were near Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he gave them a blessing.

Revelation 10:5

And the angel which I saw taking his position on the sea and on the earth, put up his right hand to heaven,

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