There is nothing sweeter than beginning each day with a CUPP of TEA and sitting down with Jesus to read a Psalm. If you’ve been wanting to begin a prayer time, this is a great way to begin! Heat your kettle, pour your TEA, and open your Bible, inviting Jesus to join you. The Psalms aren’t too long, so reading one a day is do-able for most busy ladies. Today I have Psalm 16 for you, broken up into the parts of the TEA CUPP. You might also read the Psalm in order, scrambling the TEA CUPP in favor of the beauty of this Psalm.
T is for Thanksgiving
The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Yes, I have a good inheritance. Psalm 16:6 (NKJV)
E is for Exalting
I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel;
My heart also instructs me in the night seasons. Psalm 16:7 (NKJV)
A is for Admitting
O my soul, you have said to the Lord,
“You are my Lord, My goodness is nothing apart from You.” Psalm 16:2 (NKJV)
C is for Calling
Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will rest in hope. Psalm 16:9(NKJV)
U is for Understanding
I have set the Lord always before me;
Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved. Psalm 16:8 (NKJV)
P is for Promises (claiming God’s)
You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16:11 (NKJV)
P is for Petitioning (pouring out my heart)
Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust. Psalm 16:1(NKJV)
Today’s TEA CUPP: Pray Psalm 16 for your TEA time with Jesus today. You can read the Psalm straight from your Bible or pull out individual verses to pray. Be blessed as you immerse yourself in one of God’s beautiful Psalms today.
Preserve me, O God, for in You I put my trust
2 O my soul, you have said to the Lord,
“You are my Lord,
My goodness is nothing apart from You.”
3 As for the saints who are on the earth,
“They are the excellent ones, in whom is all my delight.”
4 Their sorrows shall be multiplied who hasten after another god;
Their drink offerings of blood I will not offer,
Nor take up their names on my lips.
5 O Lord, You are the portion of my inheritance and my cup;
You maintain my lot.
6 The lines have fallen to me in pleasant places;
Yes, I have a good inheritance.
7 I will bless the Lord who has given me counsel;
My heart also instructs me in the night seasons.
8 I have set the Lord always before me;
Because He is at my right hand I shall not be moved.
9 Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices;
My flesh also will rest in hope.
10 For You will not leave my soul in Sheol,
Nor will You allow Your Holy One to see corruption.
11 You will show me the path of life;
In Your presence is fullness of joy;
At Your right hand are pleasures forevermore. Psalm 16 (NKJV)
Scripture from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson.