July 16, 2026 PORTALS OF PRAYER READINGS
Matthew 5:21-26
Anger
21 “You have heard that it
was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will
be liable to judgment.’ 22 But I say to you
that everyone who is angry with his brother[a] will
be liable to judgment; whoever insults[b] his
brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be
liable to the hell[c] of
fire. 23 So if you are offering your gift at the altar
and there remember that your brother has something against you, 24 leave your gift there before the altar and go.
First be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift. 25 Come to terms quickly with your accuser while you
are going with him to court, lest your accuser hand you over to the judge, and
the judge to the guard, and you be put in prison. 26 Truly,
I say to you, you will never get out until you have paid the last penny.[d]
Footnotes
- Matthew 5:22 Some manuscripts
insert without cause
- Matthew 5:22 Greek says
Raca to (a term of abuse)
- Matthew 5:22 Greek Gehenna;
also verses 29, 30
- Matthew 5:26 Greek kodrantes,
Roman copper coin (Latin quadrans) worth about 1/64 of a denarius (which
was a day's wage for a laborer)
Psalm 32
Blessed Are the Forgiven
A Maskil[a] of
David.
32 Blessed is the one
whose transgression is forgiven,
whose
sin is covered.
2 Blessed is the man against whom the Lord counts no iniquity,
and in
whose spirit there is no deceit.
3 For when I kept silent,
my bones wasted away
through
my groaning all day long.
4 For day and night your hand was heavy
upon me;
my
strength was dried up[b] as
by the heat of summer. Selah
5 I acknowledged my
sin to you,
and I
did not cover my iniquity;
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
and you
forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
6 Therefore let everyone
who is godly
offer
prayer to you at a time when you may be found;
surely in the rush of great waters,
they
shall not reach him.
7 You are a hiding place for me;
you
preserve me from trouble;
you
surround me with shouts of deliverance. Selah
8 I will instruct you
and teach you in the way you should go;
I
will counsel you with my eye upon you.
9 Be not like a horse or a mule, without
understanding,
which
must be curbed with bit and bridle,
or it
will not stay near you.
10 Many are
the sorrows of the wicked,
but
steadfast love surrounds the one who trusts in the Lord.
11 Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, O righteous,
and shout
for joy, all you upright in heart!
Footnotes
- Psalm 32:1 Probably a musical or liturgical term
- Psalm 32:4 Hebrew my vitality was changed
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