Psalms 141:2
May my prayer be valued as incense before thee, the lifting up of my hands, as the evening offering.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
3Set, O Lord, a watch unto my mouth: keep a guard at the door of my lips.
Cross References
Exodus 29:39The one sheep shalt thou offer in the morning; and the other sheep shalt thou offer toward evening.
Exodus 30:7And Aaron shall burn thereon incense of spices; every morning when he dresseth the lamps, shall he burn it.
Exodus 35:15And the altar of incense, and its staves, and the anointing oil, and the incense of spices, and the hanging for the door at the entrance of the tabernacle;
Leviticus 16:11And Aaron shall bring near the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and he shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house; and he shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself.
Numbers 16:46(17:11) And Moses said unto Aaron, Take the censer, and put therein fire from off the altar, and put on incense, and carry [it] quickly unto the congregation, and make an atonement for them; for the wrath is gone forth from the Lord; the plague hath begun.
Ezra 9:4And then assembled themselves unto me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel, because of the trespass of the exiles; and I sat astounded until the evening sacrifice.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 141:2-5
Fervent Supplications. 1 Lord , I cry unto thee: make haste unto me; give ear unto my voice, when I cry unto thee. 2 Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. 3 Set a watch, O Lord , before my mouth; keep the door of my lips. 4 Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works with men that work iniquity: and let me not eat of their dainties. Mercy to accept what we do well, and grace to keep us from doing ill, are the two things… Read the whole commentary →