Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
The verse presents prayer as crying to God for help with hands lifted toward his sanctuary, specifically toward its holy oracle. The holy oracle toward which the hands are lifted is the Lord's sanctuary, the sacred building used for worship. The margin reads sanctuary for that holy place toward which the worshiper lifts his hands. It distinguishes the worshipers from the sanctuary, which is the place toward which their prayer is directed.
That oracle is the most holy place of the tabernacle, containing the ark and the tablets of the Ten Commandments. God's presence was manifested above the ark between the cherubim, and the mercy seat, cherubim, and law together represented God's throne. The oracle is therefore the place containing God's commandments, his will and the principles of his government.
It describes the sanctuary during Israel's time in the land, before the tabernacle was incorporated into the temple. As one of the Psalms' expressions of prayer and praise, it teaches believers how to pour out the soul to God in supplication and commune with him.
The verse presents prayer as crying to God for help with hands lifted toward his sanctuary, specifically toward its holy oracle. The holy oracle toward which the hands are lifted is the Lord's sanctuary, the sacred building used for worship. The margin reads sanctuary for that holy place toward which the worshiper lifts his hands. It distinguishes the worshipers from the sanctuary, which is the place toward which their prayer is directed.
That oracle is the most holy place of the tabernacle, containing the ark and the tablets of the Ten Commandments. God's presence was manifested above the ark between the cherubim, and the mercy seat, cherubim, and law together represented God's throne. The oracle is therefore the place containing God's commandments, his will and the principles of his government.
It describes the sanctuary during Israel's time in the land, before the tabernacle was incorporated into the temple. As one of the Psalms' expressions of prayer and praise, it teaches believers how to pour out the soul to God in supplication and commune with him.