King James Version

Psalms 141:2

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

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תִּכּ֤וֹןtikonbe fittedכּוּןverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be fitted”, an unfinished actionH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…תְּפִלָּתִ֣יtefilatiprayerתְּפִלָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “prayer”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8605intercession, supplication; by implication, a hymnprayer.קְטֹ֣רֶתqetoretincenseקְטֹרֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “incense”, the ordinary formH7004a fumigation(sweet) incense, perfume.לְפָנֶ֑יךָlefaneykhato a- foreפָּנִיםpreposition, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the 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.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…מַֽשְׂאַ֥תmasatburdenמַשְׂאֵתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “burden”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4864properly, (abstractly) a raising (as of the hands in prayer), or rising (of flame); figuratively, an utterance; concretely, a beacon (as raised); a present (as taken), mess, or tribute; figuratively, a reproach (as a burden)burden, collection, sign of fire, (great) flame, gift, lifting up, mess, oblation, reward.כַּ֝פַּ֗יkapayhand , -dle,כַּףnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “hand , -dle,”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3709the 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, powerbranch, [phrase] foot, hand((-ful), -dle, (-led)), hollow, middle, palm, paw, power, sole, spoon.מִנְחַתminchatofferingמִנְחָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “offering”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4503a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)gift, oblation, (meat) offering, present, sacrifice.עָֽרֶבarevevenעֶרֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “even”, the ordinary formH6153dusk[phrase] day, even(-ing, tide), night.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Let my prayer be set forth as incense before Thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

My prayer is prepared — incense before Thee, The lifting up of my hands — the evening present.

World English Bible

Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.

Darby Translation

Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense, the lifting up of my hands as the evening oblation.

Douay-Rheims

I cried to the Lord with my voice: with my voice I made supplication to the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Let my prayer be set forth as incense before Thee, the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κατευθυνθήτω ἡ προσευχή μου ὡς θυμίαμα ἐνώπιόν σου· ἔπαρσις τῶν χειρῶν μου θυσία ἑσπερινή.