Psalms 141:2

“Let my prayer be established as incense before you, the lifting up of my palms as the evening offering.”

Psalms 141:2 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 141:2, word by word

Let my prayerתְּפִלָּתִtefilati

prayer

Prayer: words addressed to God to ask, to intercede or to praise. Several psalms bear this name.

Where else “tefilati” appears
be establishedתִּכּוֹןtikon

be firm

To be steady, well set, not moving.

Where else “tikon” appears
as incenseקְטֹרֶתketoret

incense

Incense: a mixture of spices burned to give sweet-smelling smoke; also the smoke of a burned sacrifice.

Where else “ketoret” appears
before youפָנֶיfane

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “fane” appears
the lifting upמַשְׂאַתmasat

smoke column

Something that rises high, like a column of smoke going up.

Where else “masat” appears
of my palmsכַּפַּkapa

palm

The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.

Where else “kapa” appears
as the eveningעָרֶבarev

evening

Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.

Where else “arev” appears
offeringמִנְחַתminchat

offering

An offering to God.

Where else “minchat” appears

The context

1A psalm of David. YHWH, I have called you; hurry to me; listen to my voice when I call to you.

2 · This verse (above)

3Set, YHWH, a guard over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.

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