We liftup our heartand handsTowardGodin heaven;
"Ifyou would directyour heartrightAnd spreadout your handto Him,
Liftup your handsto the sanctuaryAnd blessthe LORD.
May my prayerbe countedas incensebeforeYou; The liftingup of my handsas the eveningoffering.
To You, O LORD,I liftup my soul.
Hearthe voiceof my supplicationswhen I cryto You for help,When I liftup my handstowardYour holysanctuary.
SoI will blessYou as long as I live;I will liftup my handsin Your name.
Makegladthe soulof Your servant,For to You, O Lord,I liftup my soul.
For thussaysthe highand exaltedOne Who livesforever,whose nameis Holy,"I dwell[on] a highand holyplace, And [also] with the contriteand lowlyof spiritIn order to revivethe spiritof the lowlyAnd to revivethe heartof the contrite.
Havingsofond an affectionfor you, we were well-pleasedto impartto you not onlythe gospelof Godbut alsoour ownlives,becauseyou had becomevery dearto us.
