'Lifting' in the Bible

Then Ezra blessed Yahweh the great God, and all of the people answered, "Amen! Amen!" while lifting their hands. Then they bowed down and worshiped Yahweh [with their] noses to the ground.

For [it is] not from [the] east or [the] west and not from [the] south [that] lifting up [comes],

Let my prayer be set before you [as] incense, the lifting up of my palms [as the] evening offering.

{And then} on that day I will make Jerusalem a stone weight for all the peoples. All those lifting it up will grievously hurt themselves, and all the nations of the earth will assemble against it.

And he led them out as far as Bethany, and lifting up his hands, he blessed them.

Jesus said these [things], and lifting up his eyes to heaven he said, "Father, the hour has come! Glorify your Son, in order that your Son may glorify you--

Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands without anger and dispute.