burning incense
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2Let my prayer be guided like incense in your sight: the lifting up of my hands, like the evening sacrifice.
8And when he had opened the book, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb, each having stringed instruments, as well as golden bowls full of fragrances, which are the prayers of the saints.
10And the entire multitude of the people was praying outside, at the hour of incense.
3And another Angel approached, and he stood before the altar, holding a golden censer. And much incense was given to him, so that he might offer upon the golden altar, which is before the throne of God, the prayers of all the saints. 4And the smoke of the incense of the prayers of the saints ascended, in the presence of God, from the hand of the Angel.
9You shall not offer upon it incense of another composition, nor an oblation, nor a victim; neither shall you offer libations.
1And the sons of Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, picking up their censers, placed fire in them and incense upon them, offering in the sight of the Lord a strange fire, such as was not instructed of them. 2And fire coming out from the Lord destroyed them, and they died in the sight of the Lord.
12And taking up the censer, which he has filled from the burning coals of the altar, and drawing up with his hands the aromatic compound for incense, he shall enter within the veil, into the holy place, 13so that when the aromatics are placed upon the fire, its cloud and vapor may cover the oracle, which is above the testimony, and he may not die.
12And taking up the censer, which he has filled from the burning coals of the altar, and drawing up with his hands the aromatic compound for incense, he shall enter within the veil, into the holy place,
7And Aaron shall burn incense upon it, a sweet fragrance, in the morning. When he lights the lamps, he shall burn it. 8And when he assembles them in the evening, he shall burn an everlasting incense before the Lord throughout your generations.
11For, from the rising of the sun even to its setting, my name is great among the Gentiles, and in every place, a clean oblation is being sacrificed and offered to my name. For my name is great among the Gentiles, says the Lord of hosts.