Psalm 141:2
May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.
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let my prayer.

Proverbs 15:8
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.

set forth.

Psalm 5:3
In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.

as incense

Exodus 30:7-9, 34-38
And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps. . . .

Leviticus 10:1, 2
Now Aaron's sons Nadab and Abihu took their censers, put fire in them, placed incense on them, and offered unauthorized fire before the LORD, contrary to His command. . . .

Leviticus 16:11-13
When Aaron presents the bull for his sin offering and makes atonement for himself and his household, he is to slaughter the bull for his own sin offering. . . .

Numbers 16:35, 46-48
And fire came forth from the LORD and consumed the 250 men who were offering the incense. . . .

Malachi 1:11
"For My name will be great among the nations, from the rising to the setting of the sun. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations, " says the LORD of Hosts.

Luke 1:9, 10
he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense. . . .

Revelation 5:8
When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.

Revelation 8:3, 4
Then another angel, who had a golden censer, came and stood at the altar. He was given much incense to offer, along with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar before the throne. . . .

the lifting

Psalm 28:2
Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.

Psalm 63:4
So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.

Psalm 134:2
Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the LORD!

1 Timothy 2:8
Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.

the evening

Exodus 29:39, 42
In the morning offer one lamb, and at twilight offer the other. . . .

1 Kings 18:36
At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, "O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.

Ezra 9:4
Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat there in horror until the evening offering.

Daniel 9:21
while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.

Acts 3:1
One afternoon Peter and John were going up to the temple at the hour of prayer, the ninth hour.

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

Holman Christian Standard 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.

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

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
My prayer came before you like incense, and an offering of my hands like the evening offering.
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