Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Let my prayer

Set forth

Bible References

Let my prayer

Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah; but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Set forth

Psalm 5:3
Jehovah, in the morning shalt thou hear my voice; in the morning will I address myself to thee, and will look up.

As incense

Exodus 30:7
And Aaron shall burn thereon fragrant incense: every morning, when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn the incense.
Leviticus 10:1
And the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, took each of them his censer, and put fire in it, and put incense on it, and presented strange fire before Jehovah, which he had not commanded them.
Leviticus 16:11
And 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 slaughter the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself.
Numbers 16:35
And there came out a fire from Jehovah, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that had presented incense.
Malachi 1:11
For from the rising of the sun even unto its setting my name shall be great among the nations; and in every place incense shall be offered unto my name, and a pure oblation: for my name shall be great among the nations, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Luke 1:9
it fell to him by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter into the temple of the Lord to burn incense.
Revelation 5:8
And when it took the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell before the Lamb, having each a harp and golden bowls full of incenses, which are the prayers of the saints.
Revelation 8:3
And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, that he might give efficacy to the prayers of all saints at the golden altar which was before the throne.

The lifting

Psalm 28:2
Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry unto thee, when I lift up my hands toward the oracle of thy holiness.
Psalm 63:4
So 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 Jehovah.
1 Timothy 2:8
I will therefore that the men pray in every place, lifting up pious hands, without wrath or reasoning.

The evening

Exodus 29:39
The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer between the two evenings.
1 Kings 18:36
And it came to pass at the time of the offering up of the oblation, that Elijah the prophet drew near, and said, Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac and 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 by thy word.
Ezra 9:4
Then were assembled to me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the unfaithfulness of those that had been carried away; and I sat overwhelmed until the evening oblation.
Daniel 9:21
whilst I was yet speaking in prayer, the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, flying swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation.
Acts 3:1
And Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, which is the ninth hour;

General references

Leviticus 2:16
And the priest shall burn the memorial thereof, part of the beaten corn thereof, and part of the oil thereof, with all the frankincense thereof: it is an offering by fire to Jehovah.
Psalm 88:2
Let my prayer come before thee; incline thine ear unto my cry.
Revelation 8:4
And the smoke of the incense went up with the prayers of the saints, out of the hand of the angel before God.