After several Psalms calling upon the nations and the earth to praise the Lord we come to a more personal one, and one that is designated as a Psalm of David.
David sings of the Lord's love and justice. He also dedicates himself to lead a blameless life. Love of the Lord makes moral demands upon us. Then he asks "when will you come to me?" Clearly David was in trouble of some sort (nothing unusual about that).
Yet in the midst of this trouble David remains dedicated to the Lord. He lives his life in a way that is pleasing to the Lord and refuses to look upon anything vile. In an age when the internet makes vile images of various sorts so readily available we need to follow David's lead.
We are to hate what faithless people do. People who are "perverse of heart" are not to be any sort of example to us, they are to have no influence on the way we live.
David had authority, so he used this authority to advance righteousness. Authority is there to promote justice and righteousness.
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