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

1O Lord, I cry out to you. Come quickly to me! Pay attention to me when I cry out to you! May you accept my prayer like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering! 3O Lord, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips! 4Do not let me have evil desires, or participate in sinful activities with men who behave wickedly. I will not eat their delicacies.

Psalms 141:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Let my prayerתְּפִלָּהtephillâh · prayerH8605
• be set forthכּוּןkûn · to establish: makeH3559
• beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
• incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004
• the lifting upמַשְׂאֵתmaώ'êth · tributeH4864
• of my handsכַּףkaph · palmH3709
• the eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• sacrificeמִנְחָהminchâh · offeringH4503

Cross-references for Psalms 141:2

• Proverbs 15:8The Lord abhors the sacrifices of the wicked, but the prayer of the upright pleases him.
• Psalms 5:3Lord, in the morning you will hear me; in the morning I will present my case to you and then wait expectantly for an answer.
• Exodus 30:7Aaron is to burn sweet incense on it morning by morning; when he attends to the lamps he is to burn incense.
• Leviticus 10:1Then Aaron’s sons, Nadab and Abihu, each took his fire pan and put fire in it, set incense on it, and presented strange fire before the Lord, which he had not commanded them to do.
• Leviticus 16:11“Aaron is to present the sin offering bull which is for himself, and he is to make atonement on behalf of himself and his household. He is to slaughter the sin offering bull which is for himself,
• Numbers 16:35Then a fire went out from the Lord and devoured the 250 men who offered incense.
• Malachi 1:11For from the east to the west my name will be great among the nations. Incense and pure offerings will be offered in my name everywhere, for my name will be great among the nations,” says the Lord who rules over all.
• Luke 1:9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the holy place of the Lord and burn incense.
• Revelation 5:8and when he had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders threw themselves to the ground before the Lamb. Each of them had a harp and golden bowls full of incense (which are the prayers of the saints).
• Revelation 8:3Another angel holding a golden censer came and was stationed at the altar. A large amount of incense was given to him to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne.
• Psalms 28:2Hear my plea for mercy when I cry out to you for help, when I lift my hands toward your holy temple!
• Psalms 63:4For this reason I will praise you while I live; in your name I will lift up my hands.
• Psalms 134:2Lift your hands toward the sanctuary and praise the Lord!
• 1 Timothy 2:8So I want the men to pray in every place, lifting up holy hands without anger or dispute.
• Exodus 29:39The first lamb you are to prepare in the morning, and the second lamb you are to prepare around sundown.
• 1 Kings 18:36When it was time for the evening offering, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and prayed: “O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove today 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