Cross Reference PSALMS 141:2 LET MY PRAYER BE SET FORTH BEFORE THEE AS INCENSE AND THE LIFTING UP OF MY HANDS AS THE EVENING SACRIFICE

{Psalms 141:2} Let my prayer 8605 be set forth 3559 z8735 before 6440 thee [as] incense; 7004 [and] the lifting up 4864 of my hands 3709 [as] the evening 6153 sacrifice. 4503

Let my prayer:
David, who was now driven from Judea, and far from the sanctuary, here prays that the devotion of his heart, and the elevation of his hands, might be accepted; that the one might ascend to heaven fragrant and well pleasing as the cloud of incense, and the other, in conjunction with it, be prevalent as the minchah, or evening oblation. "The sacrificeª of the wickedª [is] an abominationª to the LORD:ª but the prayerª of the uprightª [is] his delight.ª" {Prv 15:8}

set forth:
Heb. directed, "My voiceª shalt thou hearª ° in the morning,ª O LORD;ª in the morningª will I directª ° [my prayer] unto thee, and will look up.ª °" {Psa 5:3}

as incense:
"And Aaronª shall burnª ° thereon¹ sweetª incenseª every morning:ª when he dressethª °¹ the lamps,ª he shall burn incenseª ° upon it. ... Ye shall offerª ° no¹ strangeª ° incenseª thereon,¹ nor burnt sacrifice,ª nor meat offering;ª neither¹ shall ye pourª ° drink offeringª thereon.¹" {Exd 30:7-9} + "And the LORDª saidª ° unto¹ Moses,ª Takeª ° unto thee sweet spices,ª stacte,ª and onycha,ª and galbanum;ª [these] sweet² spicesª with pureª frankincense:ª of eachª shall there be¹ a likeª [weight]: ... Whosoeverª ª shall makeª ° like unto that,¹ to smellª ° thereto, shall even be cut offª ° from his people.ª ¹" {Exd 30:34-38} + "And Nadabª and Abihu,ª the sonsª of Aaron,ª tookª ° eitherª of them his censer,ª and putª ° fireª therein,ª and putª ° incenseª thereon,¹ and offeredª ° strangeª ° fireª beforeª the LORD,ª which¹ he commandedª ° them not.¹ ... And there went outª ° fireª from¹ ¹ the LORD,ª and devouredª ° them, and they diedª ° beforeª the LORD.ª" {Lev 10:1-2} + "And Aaronª shall bringª °¹ the bullockª of the sin offering,ª which¹ [is] for himself, and shall make an atonementª ° for¹ himself, and for¹ his house,ª and shall killª °¹ the bullockª of the sin offeringª which¹ [is] for himself: ... And he shall putª °¹ the incenseª upon¹ the fireª beforeª the LORD,ª that the cloudª of the incenseª may coverª °¹ the mercy seatª that¹ [is] upon¹ the testimony,ª that he dieª ° not:¹" {Lev 16:11-13} + "And there came outª ° a fireª from¹ ¹ the LORD,ª and consumedª ° the¹ two hundredª and fiftyª menª that offeredª ° incense.ª" {Num 16:35} + "And Mosesª saidª ° unto¹ Aaron,ª Takeª °¹ a censer,ª and putª ° fireª therein¹ from off² ¹ ¹ the altar,ª and put² ° on¹ incense,ª and go² °¹ quicklyª unto¹ the congregation,ª and make an atonementª ° for¹ them: for¹ there is wrathª gone outª ° from¹ ¹ the LORD;ª the plagueª is begun.ª ° ... And he stoodª ° between¹ the deadª ° and the living;ª and the plagueª was stayed.ª °" {Num 16:46-48} + "For¹ from the risingª ¹ of the sunª even unto¹ the going downª of the same my nameª [shall be] greatª among the Gentiles;ª and in every¹ placeª incenseª ° [shall be] offeredª ° unto my name,ª and a pureª offering:ª for¹ my nameª [shall be] greatª among the heathen,ª saithª ° the LORDª of hosts.ª" {Mal 1:11} + "Accordingª to the¹ customª of the¹ priest's office,ª his lot² ° was¹ to burn incenseª ° when he wentª ° intoª the¹ templeª of the¹ Lord.ª ... Andª the¹ wholeª multitudeª of the¹ peopleª wereª ° prayingª ° withoutª at the¹ timeª of incense.ª" {Lke 1:9-10} + "Andª whenª he had takenª ° the¹ book,ª the¹ fourª beastsª andª four² [and] twentyª ¹ eldersª fell downª ° beforeª the¹ Lamb,ª havingª ° every one of themª harps,ª andª goldenª vialsª fullª ° of odours,ª whichª areª ° the¹ prayersª of saints.ª" {Rev 5:8} + "Andª anotherª angelª cameª ° andª stoodª ° atª the¹ altar,ª havingª ° a goldenª censer;ª andª there was givenª ° unto himª muchª incense,ª thatª he should offerª ° [it] with the¹ prayersª of allª saintsª uponª the¹ goldenª altarª whichª was beforeª the¹ throne.ª ... Andª the¹ smokeª of the¹ incense,ª [which came] with the¹ prayersª of the¹ saints,ª ascended upª ° beforeª Godª out ofª the¹ angel'sª hand.ª" {Rev 8:3-4}

the lifting:
"Hearª ° the voiceª of my supplications,ª when I cryª ° unto¹ thee, when I lift upª ° my handsª toward¹ thy holyª oracle.ª" {Psa 28:2} + "Thus¹ will I blessª ° thee while I live:ª I will lift upª ° my handsª in thy name.ª" {Psa 63:4} + "Lift upª ° your handsª [in] the sanctuary,ª and blessª °¹ the LORD.ª" {Psa 134:2} + "I willª ° thereforeª that menª prayª ° everyª ² where,ª lifting upª ° holyª hands,ª withoutª wrathª andª doubting.ª" {1Tm 2:8}

the evening:
"¹ The oneª lambª thou shalt offerª ° in the morning;ª and the otherª lambª thou shalt offerª ° at¹ even:ª" {Exd 29:39} + "[This shall be] a continualª burnt offeringª throughout your generationsª [at] the doorª of the tabernacleª of the congregationª beforeª the LORD:ª where¹ ¹ I will meetª ° you, to speakª ° there¹ unto¹ thee." {Exd 29:42} + "And it came to pass¹ at [the time of] the offeringª ° of the [evening] sacrifice,ª that Elijahª the prophetª came near,ª ° and said,ª ° LORDª Godª of Abraham,ª Isaac,ª and of Israel,ª let it be knownª ° this dayª that¹ thou¹ [art] Godª in Israel,ª and [that] I¹ [am] thy servant,ª and [that] I have doneª °¹ all¹ these¹ things¹ at thy word.ª" {1Kg 18:36} + "Then were assembledª ° unto¹ me every one¹ that trembledª at the wordsª of the Godª of Israel,ª because¹ of the transgressionª of those that had been carried away;ª and I¹ satª ° astoniedª ° until¹ the eveningª sacrifice.ª" {Ezr 9:4} + "Yea, whiles¹ I¹ [was] speakingª ° in prayer,ª even the manª Gabriel,ª whom¹ I had seenª ° in the visionª at the beginning,ª being caused to flyª ° swiftly,ª touchedª °¹ me about the timeª of the eveningª oblation.ª" {Dan 9:21} + "Nowª Peterª andª Johnª went upª ° togetherª ª intoª the¹ templeª at¹ the¹ hourª of prayer,ª [being] the¹ ninthª [hour]." {Act 3:1}

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