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 the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

Set forth

Psalm 5:3
My voice shalt thou hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer to thee, and will look up.

As incense

Exodus 30:7
And Aaron shall burn upon it sweet incense every morning: when he dresseth the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.
Leviticus 10:1
And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took each of them his censer, and put fire in it, and put incense on it, and offered strange fire before the LORD, which he commanded them not.
Leviticus 16:11
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.
Malachi 1:11
For from the rising of the sun even to the setting of the same, my name shall be great among the Gentiles; and in every place incense shall be offered to my name, and a pure offering: for my name shall be great among the heathen, saith the LORD of hosts.
Luke 1:9
According to the custom of the priests' office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
Revelation 5:8
And when he had taken the book, the four living beings, and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odors, which are the prayers of saints.
Revelation 8:3
And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given to him much incense, that he should offer it with the prayers of all saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne.

The lifting

Psalm 28:2
Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry to thee, when I lift my hands towards thy holy oracle.
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.
1 Timothy 2:8
I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

The evening

Exodus 29:39
The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at evening.
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.
Ezra 9:4
Then were assembled to 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 confounded until the evening sacrifice.
Daniel 9:21
Yes, while 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.
Acts 3:1
Now Peter and John went up together into the temple, at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.

General references

Leviticus 2:16
And the priest shall burn the memorial of it, part of its beaten corn, and part of its oil, with all its frankincense: it is an offering made by fire to the LORD.
Psalm 88:2
Let my prayer come before thee: incline thy ear to my cry;
Revelation 8:4
And the smoke of the incense, which came with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God out of the angel's hand.