Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageLift up your hands toward the sanctuary and bless Yahweh.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GLift your hands toward the holy place and bless YHWH.
KJV
King James VersionLift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleLift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the LORD!
Footnotes
*Qodesh* (קֹדֶשׁ) in this construction is grammatically ambiguous: it may function directionally — 'toward the holy place' (the sanctuary) — or modally — 'in holiness' (with consecrated hands). Most ancient interpreters, including the LXX (*eis ta hagia*), read it directionally, picturing the raised-hands gesture oriented toward the inner shrine. FOG renders it directionally as 'toward the holy place,' grounding the act in physical temple space; FOG Message uses 'toward the sanctuary,' which preserves both the spatial and the covenantal resonance — the place where heaven and earth meet. The gesture itself, *se'u yedekhem* ('lift your hands'), is the classic posture of blessing and intercession throughout the Psalms (cf. Ps. 28:2; 63:4), mirroring the priestly benediction of Lev. 9:22.