Psalm 141:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
May my prayerתְּפִלָּתִ֣י
(te·fil·la·ti)
8605: prayerfrom palal
be countedתִּכֹּ֤ון
(tik·ko·vn)
3559: to be firma prim. root
as incenseקְטֹ֣רֶת
(ke·to·ret)
7004: smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incensefrom the same as qitor
beforeלְפָנֶ֑יךָ
(le·fa·nei·cha;)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
You; The liftingמַֽשְׂאַ֥ת
(mas·'at)
4864: an uprising, utterance, burden, portionfrom nasa
up of my handsכַּ֝פַּ֗י
(kap·pai)
3709: hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a panfrom kaphaph
as the eveningעָֽרֶב׃
(a·rev.)
6153: eveningfrom an unused word
offering.מִנְחַת־
(min·chat-)
4503: a gift, tribute, offeringfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Let my prayer
tphillah  (tef-il-law')
intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymn -- prayer.
be set forth
kuwn  (koon)
to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
thee as incense
qtoreth  (ket-o'-reth)
a fumigation -- (sweet) incense, perfume.
and the lifting up
mas'eth  (mas-ayth')
burden, collection, sign of fire, (great) flame, gift, lifting up, mess, oblation, reward.
of my hands
kaph  (kaf)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
as the evening
`ereb  (eh'-reb)
dusk -- + day, even(-ing, tide), night.
sacrifice
minchah  (min-khaw')
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary) -- gift, oblation, (meat) offering, present, sacrifice.
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.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Let my prayer be accepted as sweet-smelling incense in your presence. Let the lifting up of my hands in prayer be accepted as an evening sacrifice.

King James 2000 Bible
Let my prayer be set forth before you as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
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