(Neh 8:6), David (Pss 28:2; 63:4; 141:2). Of Jesus, Luke records, “When he had led them out to the vicinity of Bethany, he lifted up his hands and blessed them” (Luke 24:50). Uplifted hands signal appeal to God for his favor and readiness to regard others favorably. “Holy” implies the hearts of those lifting hands are right with God. “Without anger [orgē] or [kai] disputing [dialogismos]”272 acknowledges that rancor disrupts true worship. It signals unholy passion and division rather than the harmony