Parallel Verses

King James Version

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

New American Standard Bible

May my prayer be counted as incense before You;
The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering.

Holman Bible

May my prayer be set before You as incense,
the raising of my hands as the evening offering.

International Standard Version

Let my prayer be like incense offered before you, and my uplifted hands like the evening sacrifice.

A Conservative Version

Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

American Standard Version

Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee; The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Amplified


Let my prayer be counted as incense before You;
The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering.

Darby Translation

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening oblation.

Julia Smith Translation

My prayer shall be prepared incense before thee; the lifting up my hands the gift of the evening.

King James 2000

Let my prayer be set forth before you as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Let my prayer be set before you [as] incense, the lifting up of my palms [as the] evening offering.

Modern King James verseion

Let my prayer be set forth before You as incense, and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Let my prayer be set forth in thy sight as the incense, and let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice.

NET Bible

May you accept my prayer like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering!

New Heart English Bible

Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

Webster

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

World English Bible

Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

Youngs Literal Translation

My prayer is prepared -- incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands -- the evening present.

Devotionals

Devotionals about Psalm 141:2

Images Psalm 141:2

Prayers for Psalm 141:2

Context Readings

Protection From Sin And Sinners

1 {A Psalm of David.} LORD, I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.


Cross References

Revelation 5:8

And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints.

Exodus 29:39

The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:

1 Timothy 2:8

I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

Revelation 8:3-4

And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given unto him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

1 Kings 18:36

And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, 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.

Psalm 28:2

Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward thy holy oracle.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Daniel 9:21

Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.

Exodus 29:41-42

And the other lamb thou shalt offer at even, and shalt do thereto according to the meat offering of the morning, and according to the drink offering thereof, for a sweet savour, an offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Exodus 30:7-9

And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.

Exodus 30:34-38

And the LORD said unto Moses, Take unto thee sweet spices, stacte, and onycha, and galbanum; these sweet spices with pure frankincense: of each shall there be a like weight:

Leviticus 10:1-2

And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.

Leviticus 16:11-13

And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin offering which is for himself:

Numbers 16:35

And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.

Numbers 16:46-48

And Moses said unto Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire therein from off the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague is begun.

Ezra 9:4

Then were assembled unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the transgression of those that had been carried away; and I sat astonied until the evening sacrifice.

Psalm 5:3

My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer unto thee, and will look up.

Psalm 63:4

Thus will I bless thee while I live: I will lift up my hands in thy name.

Psalm 134:2

Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.

Malachi 1:11

For 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 heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.

Luke 1:9-10

According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.

Acts 3:1

Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

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