Psalms 141:2

Psalms 141:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
• New International Version (NIV)May my prayer be set before you like incense; may the lifting up of my hands be like the evening sacrifice.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Let my prayer be counted as incense before you, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice!
• New King James Version (NKJV)Let my prayer be set before You as incense, The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Context of Psalms 141:2

1Jehovah, I have called upon thee; make haste unto me: Give ear unto my voice, when I call unto thee. Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee; The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 3Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips. 4Incline not my heart to any evil thing, To practise deeds of wickedness With men that work iniquity: And let me not eat of their dainties.

Psalms 141:2 word by word

תִּכּ֤וֹן תְּפִלָּתִ֣י קְטֹ֣רֶת לְפָנֶ֑יךָ מַֽשְׂאַ֥ת כַּ֝פַּ֗י מִנְחַת־עָֽרֶב׃Read the interlinear

• prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004
• handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153

Cross-references for Psalms 141:2

• Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; But the prayer of the upright is his delight.
• Psalms 5:3O Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; In the morning will I order my prayer unto thee, and will keep watch.
• Exodus 30:7And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of sweet spices: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn it.
• Leviticus 10:1And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire therein, and laid incense thereon, and offered strange fire before Jehovah, which he had not commanded them.
• Leviticus 16:11And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself.
• Numbers 16:35And fire came forth from Jehovah, and devoured the two hundred and fifty men that offered the incense.
• Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun even unto the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the Gentiles, saith Jehovah of hosts.
• Luke 1:9according to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to enter into the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
• Revelation 5:8And when he had taken the book, the four living creatures and the four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having each one a harp, and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
• Revelation 8:3And another angel came and stood over the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should add it unto the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.
• Psalms 28:2Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, When I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.
• Psalms 63:4So will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.
• Psalms 134:2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary, And bless ye Jehovah.
• 1 Timothy 2:8I desire therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and disputing.
• Exodus 29:39The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:
• 1 Kings 18:36And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening oblation, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, O Jehovah, the God of Abraham, of 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.

Commentaries on Psalms 141:2

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Let my prayer be set forth before thee - Margin, “directed.” The Hebrew word means to fit; to establish; to make firm. The psalmist desires that his prayer should not be like that which is feeble, languishing, easily dissipated, but that it should be like that which is firm and secure. As incense - See the notes and illustrations at Luke 1:9-10. Let my prayer come before thee in such a manner as incense does when it is offered in worship; in a manner of…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-2The psalmist urgently prays for rescue. He does not have incense or an evening offering (Exodus 29:38–39), but his prayers and devotion represent those elements (see Isaiah 1:13; Revelation 5:8). uplifted hands: This is a posture of prayer (Psalms 28:2; 88:9; 143:6; Exodus 9:29; 1 Timothy 2:8).Read the comment
• Rashi on Tanakh · v. 2the lifting of my hands What I lift up my hands to You.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 141:2

• Afflictions and Adversities
• Incense
• Prayer

In the dictionaries

• Altar
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Commentaries on Psalms 141

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings