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

1Lord, I call upon You; hurry to me! Listen to my voice when I call to You! May my prayer be counted as incense before You; The raising of my hands as the evening offering. 3Set a guard, Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips. 4Do not incline my heart to any evil thing, To practice deeds of wickedness With people who do wrong; And may I not taste their delicacies.

Psalms 141:2 word by word

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

• May my prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• countedכּוּןkûn · to establish: makeH3559
• incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• raisingמַשְׂאֵתmaώ'êth · tributeH4864
• of my handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• offeringמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503

Cross-references for Psalms 141:2

• Proverbs 15:8The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the Lord, But the prayer of the upright is His delight.
• Psalms 5:3In the morning, Lord, You will hear my voice; In the morning I will present my prayer to You and be on the watch.
• Exodus 30:7Aaron shall burn fragrant incense on it; he shall burn it every morning when he trims the lamps.
• Leviticus 10:1Now Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took their respective firepans, and after putting fire in them, placed incense on the fire and offered strange fire before the Lord, which He had not commanded them.
• Leviticus 16:11“Then Aaron shall offer the bull of the sin offering which is for himself and make atonement for himself and for his household, and he shall slaughter the bull of the sin offering which is for himself.
• Numbers 16:35Fire also came out from the Lord and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense.
• Malachi 1:11For from the rising of the sun even to its setting, My name shall be great among the nations, and in every place frankincense is going to be offered to My name, and a grain offering that is pure; for My name shall be great among the nations,” says the Lord of armies.
• Luke 1:9according to the custom of the priestly office, he was chosen by lot 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 holding a harp and golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
• Revelation 8:3Another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, so that he might add it to the prayers of all the saints on the golden altar which was before the throne.
• Psalms 28:2Hear the sound of my pleadings when I cry to You for help, When I raise my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
• Psalms 63:4So I will bless You as long as I live; I will lift up my hands in Your name.
• Psalms 134:2Lift up your hands to the sanctuary And bless the Lord.
• 1 Timothy 2:8Therefore I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger and dispute.
• Exodus 29:39The one lamb you shall offer in the morning, and the other lamb you shall offer at twilight;
• 1 Kings 18:36Then at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached and said, “Lord, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, today let it be known that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your 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