Psalm 141:2 (WEB)
Let my prayer be set before you like incense; the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice.
Fathers and councils · 11
Origen
- Origen, Against Celsus III.60Book III
“…up holy hands to God, and by reason of being occupied with elevated and heavenly things, can say, “The lifting up of my hands is as the evening sacrifice,” let him come to us; and whoever has a wise tongue through meditating on the law of the Lord day and night, and by “reason of habit has his senses exercised to…” — editor's note: Cf. Ps. cxli. 2.
Read the whole comment - Origen, Against Celsus VIII.17Book VIII
“Therefore it is said by John in the Revelation, “The odours are the prayers of saints;” and by the Psalmist, “Let my prayer come up before Thee as incense.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxli. 2.
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John Cassian
- John Cassian, Conferences I–X IX.36Conference IX
“…have spoken, with effectual power can sing: “Let my prayer be set forth in Thy sight as the incense: let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice.”” — editor's note: Ps. l. (li.) 19, 21; xlix. (l.) 23; lxv. (lxvi.) 15; cxl. (cxli.) 2.
Read the whole comment “…show from that which is sung by David: “Let my prayer be set forth in Thy sight as the incense, and let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice,” in which place we can understand it in a still higher sense of that true evening sacrifice which was given by the Lord our Saviour in the evening to the…” — editor's note: Ps. cxl. (cxli.) 2.
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Cyprian of Carthage
“And again in the Psalms, “Let the lifting up of my hands be an evening sacrifice.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxli. 2.
Read the whole comment“Also in the cxlth Psalm: “The lifting up of my hands is an evening sacrifice.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxli. 2.
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Augustine of Hippo
“He stretched out His hands on the Cross, in order that He might say, “Let My prayer be directed as incense in Thy sight, and the lifting up of My hands an evening sacrifice.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxli. 2.
Read the whole comment“…He might pray for them, that His “prayer might be directed like incense in the sight of the Father, and the lifting up of His hands like an evening sacrifice.”” — editor's note: Ps. cxli. 2.
Read the whole comment““Let my prayer be set forth in Thy sight as incense, and the lifting up of my hands an evening sacrifice” (ver. 2).” — the author cites it
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- Gregory the GreatCatena Aurea on Matthew
“By frankincense, which is burnt before God, the power of prayer is intended, as in the Psalms, “Let my speech come before thee as incense.” [Ps 141:2] In myrrh is figured mortification of the flesh.” — the author cites it
Read the whole comment - Rabanus MaurusCatena Aurea on Matthew
“And that incense signifies prayer, the Psalmist witnesses, saying, “Let my prayer come up as incense before Thee.” [Ps 141:2] Or, ‘The salvation of the Lord,’ according to that, “My salvation is for ever.” [Isa 55]” — the author cites it
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Cross-references · 11
Cited together in Against Celsus III.60.
Cited together in Rabanus Maurus on Matthew 1:8–11 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Rabanus Maurus on Matthew 1:8–11 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Rabanus Maurus on Matthew 1:8–11 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Rabanus Maurus on Matthew 1:8–11 (3) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Gregory the Great on Matthew 2:10–11 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Gregory the Great on Matthew 2:10–11 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Against Celsus VIII.17.
Cited together in Conferences I–X IX.36.
Cited together in Conferences I–X IX.36.
Cited together in Conferences I–X IX.36.