26 – Come and Worship: Understanding Petition and Supplication and Our Need for an Omnipotent God

Psalm

Psalm 26

Main Topic

We wrap up our discussion of the Psalm model with three concepts: Petition, Supplication, and Call to Action.

Petition

To petition someone is to see that person as higher, superior to you, who you nonetheless ask for something from. We mention a couple Psalms that relate to this concept.

• Psalm 6
• Psalm 17:6
• Psalm 102:2
• Psalm 9:13

Supplication

Supplication is very similar to Petition, but perhaps with a bit more pleading to it. In Psalms where the Psalmist displays supplication, he is typically begging God to do something about a big situation.

• Psalm 103:2
• Psalm 28:2
• Psalm 86

For an excellent musical example, see the Cardiphonia album, My Mouth Does Breathe (The Alone Instrument).

Call to Action

A Psalm that is calling the worshipers to something we’ve dubbed the catchy title, “Call to Action.” Many Psalms do this from the very first one straight through the last.

• Psalm 103:1-2, 20-22
• Psalm 1
• Psalm 133
• Psalm 67
• Psalm 135

We have also updated the Psalm Model on our website to reflect what we’ve talked about.

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