The Lord reached down to help David. The most almighty God is willing and able to help us, whatever situation we find ourselves in.
David was not in a little bit of trouble, but in deep waters. He was facing a powerful enemy, foes who were too strong for him to deal with by himself. We should take heart from this when we face circumstances that are overwhelming us, for our God is a God who rescues us from enemies that are too strong for us. Indeed, when He took the Israelites into the promised land, it was a land occupied by people stronger than they, but God was with them, so they could overcome. The enemies confronted David in the day of his disaster, ie at the worst possible time, but God rescued him. We need not fear any circumstance.
Then we have a section where David declares that the Lord has dealt with him according to his righteousness and his uprightness. How are we to apply this to ourselves? In two ways. On the one hand we rely on the righteousness of Jesus, His perfect life, perfect sacrifice and resurrection are the basis for our confidence. On the other hand we are to seek to live lives of integrity, life will go better, and we will be stronger, if we do so. There is no conflict in the Bible between relying only on Christ's righteousness and striving to live upright lives.
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