{"id":1225,"date":"2012-08-14T22:59:12","date_gmt":"2012-08-14T22:59:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rabbishefagold.com\/?p=1225"},"modified":"2026-02-28T21:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-01T02:32:32","slug":"prayer-as-incense","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/prayer-as-incense\/","title":{"rendered":"My Prayer as Incense: Tikon t&#8217;filati"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tikon t&#8217;filati k&#8217;toret l&#8217;fanecha<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PrayerAsIncense.jpg\" alt=\"My Prayer as Incense Hebrew text\" width=\"312\" height=\"48\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1229\" srcset=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PrayerAsIncense.jpg 312w, https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PrayerAsIncense-300x46.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 312px) 100vw, 312px\" \/><br \/>\nLet my prayer be incense before You. (Psalm 141:2)<br \/>\n[Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 141 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).]<\/p>\n<p>Our ancestors knew the secrets of fragrance. They carefully mixed balsam, frankincense, myrrh, spikenard, cinnamon and other precious spices with secret ingredients that would help the smoke ascend. This powerful practice of incense helped to focus our intentions and create an atmosphere of holiness. The complex and beautiful fragrance penetrated our consciousness directly and lifted us up into mystery.<\/p>\n<p>Our prayer can have this same power, lifting us up in beauty, bringing us into an awareness of the Divine Presence.<\/p>\n<p>To hear the chant, use the audio player. To download the chant, right-click the note and save (or download) the linked MP3 file.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>My Prayer as Incense &nbsp; <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PrayerAsIncense.mp3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/MP3Note.png\" alt=\"Right-click to download the MP3 file.\" width=\"40\" height=\"20\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2192\" \/><\/a> <!--[if lt IE 9]><script>document.createElement('audio');<\/script><![endif]-->\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1225-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PrayerAsIncense.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PrayerAsIncense.mp3\">https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PrayerAsIncense.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>To download the PDF file for this chant, click <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/PrayerAsIncense.pdf\">My Prayer as Incense PDF<\/a>. For the musical notation, click <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/MyPrayerAsIncense_notation.pdf\">My Prayer as Incense notation<\/a> PDF.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p align=\"center\">The musical notation is also on page 295 of <em>The Magic of Hebrew Chant<\/em>, which is available from the <a href=\"https:\/\/v4f0lgl183f.c.updraftclone.com\/store\/books\/\">Books<\/a> page.<br \/>\n<small><em>The Magic of Hebrew Chant<\/em> \u00a92013 Shefa Gold. All rights reserved.<\/small><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" charset=\"utf-8\" src=\"https:\/\/www.sefaria.org\/linker.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n\t<script>\n\t    sefaria.link();\n\t<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tikon t&#8217;filati k&#8217;toret l&#8217;fanecha Let my prayer be incense before You. (Psalm 141:2) [Click (or tap) to see the entire Psalm 141 in Hebrew and English (JPS 1985).] Our ancestors knew the secrets of fragrance. 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