Psalms 141:2
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May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering.
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When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.
Therefore I want the men everywhere to pray, lifting up holy hands, without anger or dissension.
while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.
For My name will be great among the nations, from where the sun rises to where it sets. In every place, incense and pure offerings will be presented in My name, because My name will be great among the nations,” says the LORD of Hosts.
The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable to the LORD, but the prayer of the upright is His delight.
So I will bless You as long as I live; in Your name I will lift my hands.
Lift up your hands to the sanctuary and bless the LORD!
Hear my cry for mercy when I call to You for help, when I lift up my hands toward Your holy sanctuary.
In the morning, O LORD, You hear my voice; at daybreak I lay my plea before You and wait in expectation.
Then everyone who trembled at the words of the God of Israel gathered around me because of the unfaithfulness of the exiles, while I sat there in horror until the evening offering.