Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

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

King James Version

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

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 ([Psalm of David]) O Jehovah I cry out to you: Come quickly. Give ear to my voice (Listen to me) when I cry out to you. 2 May my prayer be counted as incense before You;
The lifting up of my hands as the evening offering.
3 O Jehovah, set a guard at my mouth. Keep watch over the door of my lips.


Cross References

Revelation 5:8

When he took the book the four living creatures and twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Every one of them had harps, and golden bowls full of incense. These are the prayers of the holy ones.

Exodus 29:39

Offer one lamb in the morning and offer the other lamb at twilight.

1 Timothy 2:8

I want the men in every place to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or argument.

Revelation 8:3-4

Another angel, with a golden incense vessel, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense so he could offer it with the prayers of all the holy ones upon the golden altar before the throne.

1 Kings 18:36

Then at the time of the offering, Elijah the prophet came near and said, Jehovah, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Israel, let it be seen this day that you are God in Israel, and that I am your servant, and that I have done all these things by your order.

Psalm 28:2

Hear the voice of my prayer when I call to you for help, when I lift my hands [in prayer] toward your most holy place.

Proverbs 15:8

The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to Jehovah! The prayer of the upright is his delight.

Daniel 9:21

While I was speaking in prayer, the spirit person [who looked like a man] Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, was inspired to come quickly and touch me. It was about the time of the evening offering.

Exodus 29:41-42

You will offer the other lamb at twilight. Offer it with the same grain offering and the same drink offering as in the morning, for a soothing aroma, an offering by fire to Jehovah.

Exodus 30:7-9

Aaron must burn sweet incense on this altar every morning when he takes care of the lamps.

Exodus 30:34-38

Jehovah said to Moses: Take one part fragrant spices and two kinds of gum resin and aromatic mollusk shells, and mix them with one part pure frankincense.

Leviticus 10:1-2

Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu each took an incense burner. They put burning coals and incense in it. Then in Jehovah's presence they offered this unauthorized fire.

Leviticus 16:11-13

He must offer the bull as a sacrifice to ask forgiveness for your own sins and for the sins of your family.

Numbers 16:35

Fire came from Jehovah and consumed the two hundred and fifty men who were offering incense.

Numbers 16:46-48

Moses said to Aaron: Take your incense burner, put burning coals from the altar and incense in it, and go quickly into the congregation to make peace with Jehovah for the people. Jehovah shows his anger! A plague has started.

Ezra 9:4

Then everyone who respected the word of the God of Israel were overcome with grief because of the sin of those who came back. They gathered with me until the evening offering.

Psalm 5:3

In the morning, O Jehovah, You will hear my voice. In the morning I will address my prayer to you and be on the watch.

Psalm 63:4

So I will bless (thank) you as long as I live. I will lift up my hands [in prayer] in your name.

Psalm 134:2

Lift up your hands in holiness and bless Jehovah.

Malachi 1:11

Where ever the sun rises and sets my name will be great among the people of the nations. Incense will be offered to my name everywhere. It will be a pure offering! For my name will be great among the nations, said Jehovah of Hosts.

Luke 1:9-10

The custom was to draw lots to see who served in the temple. It was his turn to enter into the temple of God and burn incense.

Acts 3:1

Peter and John went up to the temple at the hour of prayer. It was the ninth hour.

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