Psalms 28:2

“Hear the voice of my supplications, etc.] Which proceed from the Spirit of grace and of supplication, and are put up in an humble manner, under a sense of wants and unworthiness, and on the foot of grace and mercy, and not merit; when I cry unto thee; as he now did, and determined he would, and continue so doing, until he was heard; when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle: the holy of holies, in the tabernacle and in the temple, which was sometimes so called, (<110623>1 Kings 6:23); compared with (<140310>2 Chronicles 3:10); where were the ark, the mercy seat, and cherubim, between which the Lord dwelt, and gave responses to his people; or heaven itself, which the holy of holies was a…”

“lift up my hands--a gesture of prayer (Psa 63:4; Psa 141:2). oracle--place of speaking (Exo 25:22; Num 7:89), where God answered His people (compare Psa 5:7).”

“Hear the voice of my supplications - It was not mental prayer which he offered; it was a petition uttered audibly. When I lift up my hands - To lift up the hands denotes supplication, as this was a common attitude in prayer. See the notes at 1 Timothy 2:8. Toward thy holy oracle - Margin, as in Hebrew, “toward the oracle of thy holiness.” The word “oracle” as used here denotes the place where the answer to prayer is given. The Hebrew word - דביר debı̂yr - means properly the inner sanctuary of the tabernacle or the temple, the place where God was supposed to reside, and where He gave responses to the prayers of His people: the same place which is elsewhere called the holy of holies. See the…”

“Towards - Towards the holy of holies, because there the ark was; from whence God gave oracular answers to his people. Psalms 28:3”

“28:2 It was common to lift up one’s hands in a gesture of devoted prayer (63:4; 134:2).”

“when: Psa 63:4, Psa 125:5, Psa 134:2, Psa 141:2, Psa 143:6; Ch2 6:13; Ti1 2:8 thy holy oracle: or, the oracle of thy sanctuary, Psa 5:7, Psa 138:2; Kg1 6:19, Kg1 6:22, Kg1 6:23, Kg1 8:6-8, Kg1 8:28-30, Kg1 8:38; Dan 6:10 Psalms 28:3”