* held up his hand] With the Rod in it; the lifting up of the hand, is rather a naturall, then an instituted gesture of prayer; and though outward gestures of themselves be not acceptable to God, yet gestures of devotion (such as are warrantable in the Word) he both alloweth of, and will accept of, when they are moved, and quickened by the fervencie of affection within: and this lifting up of the hands toward heaven shewed, that to God there, he directed his prayer, and from thence hoped for help, to prevaile against the enemie. See Psalms 121:1. Psalms 24:2. Esa. 1. 15. James 5. 16. Psalms 56:9. let down his hand] When his devotion fainted his hands were enfeebled: where we see, how dangerous a thing it is to faint in prayer, and how powerfull prayer is, against the power of warlike enemies.