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2I poured out my complaint before him; I shewed before him my trouble. 3When my spirit was overwhelmed within me, then thou knewest my path. In the way wherein I walked have they privily laid a snare for me. 4I looked on my right hand, and beheld, but there was no man that would know me: refuge failed me; no man cared for my soul. 5I cried unto thee, O LORD: I said, Thou art my refuge and my portion in the land of the living. 6Attend unto my cry; for I am brought very low: deliver me from my persecutors; for they are stronger than I. 7Bring my soul out of prison, that I may praise thy name: the righteous shall compass me about; for thou shalt deal bountifully with me. |
UPPLICATION If confession is the
hardest aspect of prayer, supplication is probably the easiest: after all the person
praying may very well get something out of it. Such tendencies toward self focus are a
major pitfall; however the Christian learns this is a time to ask for what will further
his ability to glorify God.
God does not bless every prayer petition. Instead He grants what aids our walk with Him and refuses what will harm us. Let us rejoice that the One who has all Wisdom and knows us better than we could possibly know ourselves has the Grace to supply us with what we need and not necessarily what we want.
For the Christian supplication increasingly becomes a time to ask for blessings others.