Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense; and the lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice.
David cried out with fervency, knowing that God hears the earnest prayer of faith. He desired above all that his prayers ascend before God like incense and the evening sacrifice, a spiritual offering that pleases Him far more than the loudness of his voice.
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Commenting on Psalm 141:1-10
Let my prayer be set forth before thee as incense. As incense is carefully prepared, kindled with holy fire, and devoutly presented unto God, so let my prayer be. We are not to look upon prayer as easy work requiring no thought.
Prayer is a spiritual sacrifice, the lifting up of the soul and its best affections to God. David begs that his crying be heard not for its loudness but for its liveliness, and that God would set his prayer before Him as the incense daily burnt on the golden altar.
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Commenting on Psalm 141:1-4