Mazmur 28:2

28:2 Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help,

when I lift my hands ¹  toward your holy temple! ² 

Mazmur 130:2

130:2 O Lord, listen to me! ³ 

Pay attention to ⁴  my plea for mercy!

[28:2]  ¹ sn I lift my hands. Lifting one’s hands toward God was a gesture of prayer.

[28:2]  ² tn The Hebrew term דְּבִיר (dÿvir, “temple”) actually refers to the most holy place within the sanctuary.

[130:2]  ³ tn Heb “my voice.”

[130:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “may your ears be attentive to the voice of.”