Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
let my prayer. David who was now driven from Judea, and far from the sanctuary, here prays that the devotion of his heart, and the elevation of his hands, might be accepted; that the one might ascend to heaven fragrant and well pleasing as the cloud of incense, and the other in conjunction with it, be prevalent as the minchah, or evening oblation.
Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the …
set forth. Heb. directed
Psalm 5:3 My voice shall you hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will …
as incense
Exodus 30:7-9,34-38 And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he …
Leviticus 10:1,2 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, …
Leviticus 16:11-13 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for …
Numbers 16:35,46-48 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred …
Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same …
Luke 1:9,10 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn …
Revelation 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty …
Revelation 8:3,4 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; …
the lifting
Psalm 28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry to you, when I lift …
Psalm 63:4 Thus will I bless you while I live: I will lift up my hands in your name.
Psalm 134:2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.
1 Timothy 2:8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, …
the evening
Exodus 29:39,42 The one lamb you shall offer in the morning; and the other lamb you …
1 Kings 18:36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, …
Ezra 9:4 Then were assembled to me every one that trembled at the words of …
Daniel 9:21 Yes, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom …
Acts 3:1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of …
Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties.
incline not
Psalm 119:36 Incline my heart to your testimonies, and not to covetousness.
Deuteronomy 2:30 But Sihon king of Heshbon would not let us pass by him: for the LORD …
Deuteronomy 29:4 Yet the LORD has not given you an heart to perceive, and eyes to …
1 Kings 8:58 That he may incline our hearts to him, to walk in all his ways, and …
1 Kings 22:22 And the LORD said to him, With which? And he said, I will go forth, …
Isaiah 63:17 O LORD, why have you made us to err from your ways, and hardened …
Matthew 6:13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil: For your …
James 1:13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot …
to practise
1 Corinthians 15:33 Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.
2 Corinthians 6:17 Why come out from among them, and be you separate, said the Lord, …
Revelation 18:4 And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my …
and let me
Numbers 25:2 And they called the people to the sacrifices of their gods: and the …
Proverbs 23:1-3,6-8 When you sit to eat with a ruler, consider diligently what is before you…
Daniel 1:5-8 And the king appointed them a daily provision of the king's meat, …
Acts 10:13,14 And there came a voice to him, Rise, Peter; kill, and eat…
1 Corinthians 10:27,28,31 If any of them that believe not bid you to a feast, and you be disposed …
Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil, which shall not break my head: for yet my prayer also shall be in their calamities.
the righteous
1 Samuel 25:31-34 That this shall be no grief to you, nor offense of heart to my lord, …
2 Samuel 12:7-13 And Nathan said to David, You are the man. Thus said the LORD God …
2 Chronicles 16:7-10 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said …
2 Chronicles 25:16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said to …
Proverbs 6:23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs …
Proverbs 9:8,9 Reprove not a scorner, lest he hate you: rebuke a wise man, and he …
Proverbs 15:5,22 A fool despises his father's instruction: but he that regards reproof …
Proverbs 19:25 Smite a scorner, and the simple will beware: and reprove one that …
Proverbs 25:12 As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise …
Proverbs 27:5,6 Open rebuke is better than secret love…
Galatians 2:11-14 But when Peter was come to Antioch, I withstood him to the face, …
Galatians 6:1 Brothers, if a man be overtaken in a fault, you which are spiritual, …
Revelation 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
smite, etc. or, smite me kindly and reprove me; let not their precious oil break my head, etc.
for yet my
Psalm 51:18 Do good in your good pleasure to Zion: build you the walls of Jerusalem.
Psalm 125:4 Do good, O LORD, to those that be good, and to them that are upright …
Matthew 5:44 But I say to you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do …
2 Timothy 1:16-18 The Lord give mercy to the house of Onesiphorus; for he oft refreshed …
James 5:14-16 Is any sick among you? let him call for the elders of the church; …
When their judges are overthrown in stony places, they shall hear my words; for they are sweet.
when their judges
1 Samuel 31:1-8 Now the Philistines fought against Israel: and the men of Israel …
2 Samuel 1:17 And David lamented with this lamentation over Saul and over Jonathan his son:
1 Chronicles 10:1-7 Now the Philistines fought against Israel; and the men of Israel …
they shall hear
2 Samuel 2:4 And the men of Judah came, and there they anointed David king over …
2 Samuel 5:1-3 Then came all the tribes of Israel to David to Hebron, and spoke, …
1 Chronicles 11:1-3 Then all Israel gathered themselves to David to Hebron, saying, Behold, …
1 Chronicles 12:38 All these men of war, that could keep rank, came with a perfect heart …
for they
Psalm 45:2 You are fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into your …
2 Samuel 2:5,6 And David sent messengers to the men of Jabeshgilead, and said to …
2 Samuel 23:1 Now these be the last words of David. David the son of Jesse said, …
1 Chronicles 13:2 And David said to all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good …
Luke 4:22 And all bore him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which …
Our bones are scattered at the grave's mouth, as when one cutteth and cleaveth wood upon the earth.
bones
Psalm 44:22 Yes, for your sake are we killed all the day long; we are counted …
1 Samuel 22:18,19 And the king said to Doeg, Turn you, and fall on the priests. And …
Romans 8:36 As it is written, For your sake we are killed all the day long; we …
2 Corinthians 1:9 But we had the sentence of death in ourselves, that we should not …
Hebrews 11:37 They were stoned, they were sawn asunder, were tempted, were slain …
Revelation 11:8,9 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, …
But mine eyes are unto thee, O GOD the Lord: in thee is my trust; leave not my soul destitute.
Keep me from the snares which they have laid for me, and the gins of the workers of iniquity.
Let the wicked fall into their own nets, whilst that I withal escape.
