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Sunday, August 2, 2026

Psalm 141:3-4 Part 1 of 2

Take control of what I say, O LORD,

and guard my lips.

Don't let me drift toward evil

or take part in acts of wickedness.

Don't let me share in the delicacies

of those who do wrong.

Take control of what I say, O LORD, and guard my lips.

Psalm 39:1

I said to myself, "I will watch what I do

and not sin in what I say.

I will hold my tongue

when the ungodly are around me." (see all Psalm 39)

Proverbs 13:3

Those who control their tongue will have a long life;

Opening your mouth can ruin everything.

Proverbs 21:23

Watch your tongue and keep your mouth shut,

and you will stay out of trouble.

Psalm 34:12-13

Does anyone want to live a life

that is long and prosperous?

Then keep your tongue from speaking evil

and your lips from telling lies! (see all Psalm 34)

James 1:26

If you claim to be religious but don't control your tongue, you are fooling yourself and your religion is worthless. (see all James 1)

James 3:5-8

In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes great speeches.

But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.

People can tame all kinds of animals, birds,reptiles, and fish, but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.

(see all James 3)

1 Peter 2:21-23

For God called you to do good, even if it means suffering, just as Christ suffered for you. He is your example, and you must follow in his steps.

He never sinned,

nor ever deceived anyone.

He did not retaliate when he was insulted,

nor threaten revenge when he suffered.

He left his case in the hands of God,

who always judges fairly. (see all 1 Peter 2)

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Scripture quotations are taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright ©1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved. Limited to 15 verses per post.

Saturday, August 1, 2026

Psalm 141:1-2 Part 2 of 2

O LORD, I am calling to you. Please hurry!

Listen when I cry to you for help!

Accept my prayer as incense offered to you,

and my upraised hands as an evening offering.

Accept my prayer as incense offered to you, ...

Exodus 29:41

"Offer the other lamb in the evening, along with the same offerings of flour and wine as in the morning. It will be a pleasing aroma, a special gift presented to the LORD." (see Exodus 29:38-46)

Exodus 30:8

"And each evening when he lights the lamps, he must again burn incense in the LORD's presence. This must be done from generation to generation."

(see Exodus 30:1-10)

Luke 1:8-10

One day Zechariah was serving God in the Temple, for his order was on duty that week. As was the custom of the priests, he was chosen by lot to enter the sanctuary of the Lord and burn incense. While the incense was being burned, a great crowd stood outside, praying. (see Luke 1:5-25)

Revelation 5:8

And when he took the scroll, the four living beings and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they held gold bowls filled with incense, which are the prayers of God's people.

(see all Revelation 5)

Revelation 8:3-5

Then another angel with a gold incense burner came and stood at the altar. And a great amount of incense was given to him to mix with the prayers of God's people as an offering on the gold altar before the throne. The smoke of the incense, mixed with the prayers of God's holy people, ascended up to God from the altar where the angel had poured them out. Then the angel filled the incense burner with fire from the altar and threw it down upon the earth, and thunder crashed, lightning flashed, and there was a terrible earthquake.

(see all Revelation 8)

... and my upraised hands as an evening offering.

Psalm 28:2

Listen to my prayer for mercy

as I cry out to you for help,

as I lift my hands toward your holy sanctuary. (see all Psalm 28)

Psalm 63:4

I will praise you as long as I live,

lifting up my hands to you in prayer. (see all Psalm 28)

1 Timothy 2:8

In every place of worship, I want men to pray with holy hands lifted up to God, free from anger and controversy. (see all 1 Timothy 2)

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Friday, July 31, 2026

Psalm 141:1-2 Part 1 of 2

O LORD, I am calling to you. Please hurry!

Listen when I cry to you for help!

Accept my prayer as incense offered to you,

and my upraised hands as an evening offering.

O LORD, I am calling to you. Please hurry!

Psalm 4:1

Answer me when I call to you,

O God who declares me innocent.

Free me from my troubles.

Have mercy on me and hear my prayer. (see all Psalm 4)

Psalm 22:19

O LORD, do not stay far away!

You are my strength; come quickly to my aid! (see all Psalm 22)

Psalm 38:21-22

Do not abandon me, O LORD.

Do not stand at a distance my God.

Come quickly to help me,

O LORD my savior. (see all Psalm 38)

Psalm 70:5

But as for me, I am poor and needy;

please hurry to my aid, O God.

You are my helper and my savior;

O LORD, do not delay. (see all Psalm 70)

Listen when I cry to you for help!

Psalm 51:1-2

O LORD, hear me as I pray;

pay attention to my groaning.

Listen to my cry for help, my King and my God,

for I pray to no one but you. (see all Psalm 51)

Psalm 27:7

Hear me as I pray, O LORD.

Be merciful and answer me! (see all Psalm 27)

Psalm 143:1

Hear my prayer, O LORD;

listen to my plea!

Answer me because you are faithful and righteous. (see all Psalm 143)

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Thursday, July 30, 2026

Psalm 140:12-13 Part 2 of 2

But I know the LORD will help those they persecute;

he will give justice to the poor.

Surely righteous people are praising your name;

the godly will live in your presence.

Surely righteous people are praising your name; the godly will live in your presence.

Psalm 11:7

For the righteous LORD loves justice.

The virtuous will see his face. (see all Psalm 11)

Psalm 16:11

You will show me the way of life,

granting me the joy of your presence

and the pleasures of living with you forever. (see all Psalm 16)

Psalm 17:15

Because I am righteous, I will see you.

When I awake, I will see you face to face and be satisfied.

(see all Psalm 17)

Psalm 74:20-21

Remember your covenant promises,

for the land is full of darkness and violence!

Don't let the downtrodden be humiliated again.

Instead, let the poor and needy praise your name. (see all Psalm 74)

Psalm 97:10-12

You who love the LORD, hate evil!

He protects the lives of his godly people

and rescues them from the power of the wicked.

Light shines on the godly,

and joy on those whose hearts are right.

May all who are godly rejoice in the LORD

and praise his holy name! (see all Psalm 97)

Psalm 138:2-6

I bow before your holy Temple as I worship.

I praise your name for your unfailing love and faithfulness;

for your promises are backed

by all the honor of your name.

As soon as I pray, you answer me;

you encourage me by giving me strength.

Every king in all the earth will thank you, LORD,

for all of them will hear your words.

Yes, they will sing about the LORD's ways,

for the glory of the LORD is very great.

Though the LORD is great, he cares for the humble,

but he keeps his distance from the proud. (see all Psalm 138)

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Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Psalm 140:12-13 Part 1 of 2

But I know the LORD will help those they persecute;

he will give justice to the poor.

Surely righteous people are praising your name;

the godly will live in your presence.

But I know the LORD will help those they persecute; he will give justice to the poor.

Psalm 9:3-6

My enemies retreated;

they staggered and died when you appeared.

For you have judged in my favor;

from your throne you have judged with fairness.

You have rebuked the nations and destroyed the wicked;

you have erased their names forever.

The enemy is finished, in endless ruins;

the cities you uprooted are now forgotten. (see all Psalm 9)

Psalm 12:5

The LORD replies, "I have seen violence done to the helpless,

and I have heard the groans of the poor.

Now I will rise up and rescue them,

as they have longed for me to do." (see all Psalm 12)

Psalm 18:16-17

He reached down from heaven and rescued me;

he drew me out of deep waters.

He rescued me from my powerful enemies,

from those who hated me and were too strong for me. (see all Psalm 18)

Psalm 35:9-10

Then I will rejoice in the LORD.

I will be glad because he rescues me.

With every bone in my body I will praise him;

"LORD, who can compare with you?

Who else rescues the helpless from the strong?

Who else protects the helpless and poor from those who rob them?"

(see all Psalm 35)

Psalm 37:12-13

The wicked plot against the godly;

they snarl against them in defiance.

But the LORD just laughs,

for he sees their day of judgment coming. (see all Psalm 37)

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Tuesday, July 28, 2026

Psalm 140:9-11 Part 2 of 2

Let my enemies be destroyed

by the very evil they have planned for me.

Let burning coals fall down on their heads.

Let them be thrown into the fire

or into watery pits from which they can't escape.

Don't let liars prosper here in our land.

Cause great disasters to fall on the violent.

Don't let liars prosper here in our land. Cause great disasters to fall on the violent.

Psalm 7:9

End the evil of those who are wicked,

and defend the righteous.

For you look deep within the mind and heart,

O righteous God. (see all Psalm 7)

Psalm 9:16

The LORD is known for his justice.

The wicked are trapped by their own deeds. (see all Psalm 9)

Psalm 11:5

The LORD examines both the righteous and the wicked.

He hates those who love violence. (see all Psalm 11)

Psalm 34:21

Calamity will surely destroy the wicked,

and those who hate the righteous will be punished. (see all Psalm 34)

Psalm 37:20

But the wicked will die.

The LORD's enemies are like flowers in a field--

they will disappear like smoke. (see all Psalm 37)

Psalm 94:23

God will turn the sins of evil people back on them.

He will destroy them for their sins.

The LORD our God will destroy them. (see all Psalm 94)

Psalm 106:43

Again and again he rescued them,

but they chose to rebel against him,

and they were finally destroyed by their sin. (see all Psalm 106)

Proverbs 14:32

The wicked are crushed by disaster,

but the godly have a refuge when they die.

Proverbs 24:16

The godly may trip seven times, but they will get up again.

But one disaster is enough to overthrow the wicked.

Proverbs 24:19-20

Don't fret because of evildoers;

don't envy the wicked.

For evil people have no future;

the light of the wicked will be snuffed out.

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Monday, July 27, 2026

Psalm 140:9-11 Part 1 of 2

Let my enemies be destroyed

by the very evil they have planned for me.

Let burning coals fall down on their heads.

Let them be thrown into the fire

or into watery pits from which they can't escape.

Don't let liars prosper here in our land.

Cause great disasters to fall on the violent.

Let my enemies be destroyed by the very evil they have planned for me.

Esther 9:25

But when Esther came before the king, he issued a decree causing Haman's evil plot to backfire, and Haman and his sons were impaled on a sharpened pole. (see all Esther)

Psalm 7:14-16

The wicked conceive evil;

they are pregnant with trouble

and give birth to lies.

They dig a deep pit to trap others,

then fall into it themselves.

The trouble they make for others backfires on them.

The violence they plan falls on their own heads. (see all Psalm 7)

Proverbs 18:7

The mouths of fools are their ruin;

they trap themselves with their lips. (see all Proverbs 18)

Let burning coals fall down on their heads. Let them be thrown into the fire or into watery pits from which they can't escape.

Psalm 11:6

He will rain down blazing coals and burning sulfur on the wicked,

punishing them with scorching winds. (see all Psalm 11)

Psalm 21:9

You will throw them in a flaming furnace

when you appear.

The LORD will consume them in his anger;

fire will devour them. (see all Psalm 21)

Matthew 3:10

"Even now the ax of God's judgment is poised, ready to sever the roots of the trees. Yes, every tree that does not produce good fruit will be chopped down and thrown into the fire." (see Matthew 3:1-12)

Luke 12:49

"I have come to set the world on fire, and I wish it were already burning!" (see Luke 12:49-56)

Revelation 20:13-15

The sea gave up its dead, and death and the grave gave up their dead. Then death and the grave were thrown into the lake of fire. This lake of fire is the second death. And anyone whose name was not found recorded in the Book of Life was thrown into the lake of fire. (see Revelation 20:11-15)

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