Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice. New Living Translation Accept my prayer as incense offered to you, and my upraised hands as an evening offering. English Standard Version Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice! Berean Standard Bible May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering. King James Bible Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. New King James Version Let my prayer be set before You as incense, The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. New American Standard Bible May my prayer be counted as incense before You; The raising of my hands as the evening offering. NASB 1995 May my prayer be counted as incense before You; The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering. NASB 1977 May my prayer be counted as incense before Thee; The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering. Legacy Standard Bible May my prayer be established as incense before You; The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering. Amplified Bible Let my prayer be counted as incense before You; The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering. Christian Standard Bible May my prayer be set before you as incense, the raising of my hands as the evening offering. Holman Christian Standard Bible May my prayer be set before You as incense, the raising of my hands as the evening offering. American Standard Version Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee; The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Contemporary English Version Think of my prayer as sweet-smelling incense, and think of my lifted hands as an evening sacrifice. English Revised Version Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee; the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. GOD'S WORD® Translation Let my prayer be accepted as sweet-smelling incense in your presence. Let the lifting up of my hands in prayer be accepted as an evening sacrifice. Good News Translation Receive my prayer as incense, my uplifted hands as an evening sacrifice. International Standard Version Let my prayer be like incense offered before you, and my uplifted hands like the evening sacrifice. Majority Standard Bible May my prayer be set before You like incense; my uplifted hands, like the evening offering. NET Bible May you accept my prayer like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering! New Heart English Bible Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice. Webster's Bible Translation Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. World English Bible Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionMy prayer is prepared—incense before You, "" The lifting up of my hands—the evening present. Young's Literal Translation My prayer is prepared -- incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands -- the evening present. Smith's Literal Translation My prayer shall be prepared incense before thee; the lifting up my hands the gift of the evening. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleLet my prayer be directed as incense in thy sight; the lifting up of my hands, as evening sacrifice. Catholic Public Domain Version New American Bible Let my prayer be incense before you; my uplifted hands an evening offering. New Revised Standard Version Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleLet my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, and the gift of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated My prayer came before you like incense, and an offering of my hands like the evening offering. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Let my prayer be set forth as incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Brenton Septuagint Translation Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; the lifting up of my hands as an evening sacrifice. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Come Quickly to Me1A Psalm of David. I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You. 2May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering. 3Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.… Cross References Revelation 8:3-4 Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. / And the smoke of the incense, together with the prayers of the saints, rose up before God from the hand of the angel. Luke 1:10 And at the hour of the incense offering, the whole congregation was praying outside. Malachi 1:11 For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts. Hebrews 13:15 Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name. 1 Timothy 2:8 Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension. Revelation 5:8 When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints. Exodus 30:7-8 And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps. / When Aaron sets up the lamps at twilight, he must burn the incense perpetually before the LORD for the generations to come. 1 Peter 2:5 you also, like living stones, are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. Leviticus 16:12-13 Then he must take a censer full of burning coals from the altar before the LORD, and two handfuls of finely ground fragrant incense, and take them inside the veil. / He is to put the incense on the fire before the LORD, and the cloud of incense will cover the mercy seat above the Testimony, so that he will not die. Acts 10:4 Cornelius stared at him in fear and asked, “What is it, Lord?” The angel answered, “Your prayers and gifts to the poor have ascended as a memorial offering before God. Psalm 141:1 A Psalm of David. I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You. Psalm 141:3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. Psalm 141:4 Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies. Psalm 141:5 Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked. Psalm 141:6 When their rulers are thrown down from the cliffs, the people will listen to my words, for they are pleasant. Treasury of Scripture Let my prayer be set forth before you as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. let my prayer. Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight. set forth. Psalm 5:3 My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up. as incense Exodus 30:7-9,34-38 And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it… Leviticus 10:1,2 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not… Leviticus 16:11-13 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself: … the lifting Psalm 28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle. Psalm 63:4 Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name. Psalm 134:2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD. the evening Exodus 29:39,42 The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even: … 1 Kings 18:36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word. Ezra 9:4 Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice. Jump to Previous Counted Evening Forth Hands Incense Lifting Oblation Offering Ordered Prayer Prepared Present Sacrifice Smell SweetJump to Next Counted Evening Forth Hands Incense Lifting Oblation Offering Ordered Prayer Prepared Present Sacrifice Smell SweetPsalm 141 1. David prays that his suit may be acceptable3. His conscience sincere 7. And his life free from snares May my prayer The Hebrew word for "prayer" here is "תְּפִלָּה" (tefillah), which signifies a plea or supplication. In the context of the Psalms, prayer is a deeply personal communication with God, reflecting a heart that seeks divine intervention and guidance. The psalmist's use of "my prayer" indicates a personal and intimate request, emphasizing the individual's relationship with God. This phrase invites believers to consider their own prayers as a vital part of their spiritual life, akin to a conversation with the Creator. be set before You like incense my uplifted hands like the evening offering Sacrifice--i.e., the offering of flour and oil, which followed the burnt offering both at morning and evening (Leviticus 2:1-11; in Authorised Version," meat offering "), and here probably associated specially with evening, because the prayer was uttered at the close of the day. (See Note, Psalm 141:3.) For the "lifted hands," here, from the parallelism, evidently only a symbol of prayer, and not a term for oblation, see Psalm 28:2, Note. "For what are men better than sheep or goats, That nourish a blind life within the Drain, If, knowing God, they lift not hands of prayer, . . . Verse 2. - Let my prayer be set forth (or, "established") before thee as incense; i.e. with the regularity of the incense, and with its acceptableness. And the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. The hands were "lifted up" in prayer, which was reckoned a serf of sacrifice (Hosea 14:2).Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew May my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֣י (tə·p̄il·lā·ṯî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 8605: Intercession, supplication, a hymn be set תִּכּ֤וֹן (tik·kō·wn) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3559: To be erect before You לְפָנֶ֑יךָ (lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face like incense, קְטֹ֣רֶת (qə·ṭō·reṯ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 7004: Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense my uplifted מַֽשְׂאַ֥ת (maś·’aṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4864: A raising, rising, an utterance, a beacon, a present hands כַּ֝פַּ֗י (kap·pay) Noun - fdc | first person common singular Strong's 3709: Hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a pan like the evening עָֽרֶב׃ (‘ā·reḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6153: Evening offering. מִנְחַת־ (min·ḥaṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4503: A donation, tribute, a sacrificial offering Links Psalm 141:2 NIVPsalm 141:2 NLT Psalm 141:2 ESV Psalm 141:2 NASB Psalm 141:2 KJV Psalm 141:2 BibleApps.com Psalm 141:2 Biblia Paralela Psalm 141:2 Chinese Bible Psalm 141:2 French Bible Psalm 141:2 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Psalm 141:2 Let my prayer be set before you (Psalm Ps Psa.) |
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