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

1I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You. May 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. 4Do 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.

Psalms 141:2 word by word

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

• May my prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• be setכּוּןkûn · to establish: makeH3559
• before Youפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• like incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004
• my upliftedמַשְׂאֵתmaώ'êth · tributeH4864
• handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• like the eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503

Cross-references for Psalms 141:2

• Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
• Psalms 5:3In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
• Exodus 30:7And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.
• Leviticus 10:1Now Aaron’s sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them and added incense, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command.
• Leviticus 16:11When Aaron presents the bull for his sin offering and makes atonement for himself and his household, he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering.
• Numbers 16:35And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.
• Malachi 1:11For 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.
• Luke 1:9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.
• Revelation 5:8When 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.
• Revelation 8:3Then 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.
• Psalms 28:2Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
• Psalms 63:4So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
• Psalms 134:2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the LORD!
• 1 Timothy 2:8Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
• Exodus 29:39Offer one lamb in the morning and the other at twilight.
• 1 Kings 18:36At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.

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
• Frankincense
• Incense
• Manasseh
• Gesture
• Psalms, Book of

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