let my prayer. David who was now driven from Judea, and far from the sanctuary, here prays that the devotion of his heart, and the elevation of his hands, might be accepted; that the one might ascend to heaven fragrant and well pleasing as the cloud of incense, and the other in conjunction with it, be prevalent as the minchah, or evening oblation.

Proverbs 15:8 The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination to the LORD: but the prayer of the upright is his delight.

set forth. Heb. directed

Psalm 5:3 My voice shall you hear in the morning, O LORD; in the morning will I direct my prayer to you, and will look up.

as incense

Exodus 30:7-9,34-38 And Aaron shall burn thereon sweet incense every morning: when he dresses the lamps, he shall burn incense on it...

Leviticus 10:1,2 And Nadab and Abihu, the sons of Aaron, took either of them his censer, and put fire therein, and put incense thereon...

Leviticus 16:11-13 And Aaron shall bring the bullock of the sin offering, which is for himself, and shall make an atonement for himself, and for his house...

Numbers 16:35,46-48 And there came out a fire from the LORD, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense...

Malachi 1:11 For from the rising of the sun even to the going down of the same my name shall be great among the Gentiles...

Luke 1:9,10 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord...

Revelation 5:8 And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps...

Revelation 8:3,4 And another angel came and stood at the altar, having a golden censer; and there was given to him much incense...

the lifting

Psalm 28:2 Hear the voice of my supplications, when I cry to you, when I lift up my hands toward your holy oracle.

Psalm 63:4 Thus will I bless you while I live: I will lift up my hands in your name.

Psalm 134:2 Lift up your hands in the sanctuary, and bless the LORD.

1 Timothy 2:8 I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

the evening

Exodus 29:39,42 The one lamb you shall offer in the morning; and the other lamb you shall offer at even...

1 Kings 18:36 And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said...

Ezra 9:4 Then were assembled to me every one that trembled at the words of the God of Israel...

Daniel 9:21 Yes, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly...

Acts 3:1 Now Peter and John went up together into the temple at the hour of prayer, being the ninth hour.