The last shift of worshippers stand in the temple and lift their hands in praise. The Hebrew word for praise is taken from the same root as the word hand. Raising their hands is like forming a symbolic link: a connection between themselves and their maker. Blessing the LORD is the last thing they do every night. Receiving blessing from him is the first thing they do every morning.
LORD, we want worship to be the last thing on our mind … and gratitude for your blessings to be the first thing.
Psalm 134