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Psalms 141:2

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

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

Psalms 141:2 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 141:2

Theological / Devotional

As incense. The incense of the sanctuary was carefully prepared (see on Ex. 30:34), kindled with holy fire, and presented to God. It was offered morning and evening by the priests upon the altar of incense (see Ex. 30:7, 8). The incense represented “the merits and intercession of Christ, his perfect righteousness, … which can alone make the worship of sinful beings acceptable to God”.

Sacrifice. Heb. minchah, properly denoting the oblation, or meal offering, that accompanied the daily burnt offering (see Ex. 29:38–42; see on Lev. 2:1).

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