Psalm 141

Other translations

VerseKJVBSBASV
2Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.Let my prayer be set forth as incense before thee; The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

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Original Hebrew words

EnglishHebrewSay itStrong'sMeaning
may it be establishedתִּכּ֤וֹןti-KONH3559INo entry
prayer myתְּפִלָּתִ֣יte-fi-la-TIH8605
prayer

תְּפִלָּה (te.phil.lah) 1) prayer 1a) prayer 1b) pray a prayer 1c) house of prayer 1d) hear prayer 1e) in Ps titles (of poetic or liturgical prayer)

incenseקְטֹ֣רֶתke-TO-retH7004
incense

קְטֹ֫רֶת (qe.to.ret) 1) incense, smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice 1a) sweet smoke of sacrifice 1b) incense 1c) perfume

to before youלְפָנֶ֑יךָle-fa-NEI-khaH6440G
face: before

פָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of

[the] raising ofמַֽשְׂאַ֥תmas-'ATH4864
tribute

מַשְׂאֵת (mas.et) 1) uprising, utterance, burden, portion, uplifting 1a) that which rises, uprising, uplifting, signal, rising 1b) utterance, oracle 1c) burden 1d) portion, present, largesse, gift, contribution, offering, tribute

hands myכַּ֝פַּ֗יka-PAIH3709G
palm

כַּף (kaph) : palm/hand 1) palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand 1a) palm, hollow or flat of the hand 1b) power 1c) sole (of the foot) 1d) hollow, objects, bending objects, bent objects 1d1) of thigh-joint 1d2) pan, vessel (as hollow) 1d3) hollow (of sling) 1d4) hand-shaped branches or fronds (of palm trees) 1d5) handles (as bent)

an offering ofמִנְחַת־min-chat-H4503G
offering

מִנְחָה (min.chah) : offering/sacrifice 1) gift, tribute, offering, present, oblation, sacrifice, meat offering 1a) gift, present 1b) tribute 1c) offering (to God) 1d) grain offering

eveningעָֽרֶב׃'A-revH6153
evening

עֶ֫רֶב (e.rev) 1) evening, night, sunset 1a) evening, sunset 1b) night

Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.