David prays to the Lord, looking for mercy. It is a normal part of life for us to need the mercy of the Lord in our lives. And we can be confident that the Lord will supply that mercy, for we can depend upon His faithfulness and righteousness.
David then calls on God not to bring him to judgement, for he knows that on his own merit there is no way that he can stand before the Lord.
David was pursued by the enemy. Again this is normal, the enemy will pursue us, destruction is his raison d'etre. At times this will cause us to feel utterly weak and crushed. David responds to this by meditating on the works of the Lord. So when we feel crushed and defeated we should not dwell on our weakness, but focus instead on the Lord's strength.
David calls on God to answer him quickly. So we see here a mixture of feeling the torment of defeat and struggling, and of faith in God. The Bible is not afraid of the way that we truly feel, of the difficulties that we go through, for the Lord can cope with us as we really are.
The answer will come through David learning to walk in God's ways, to be led by the Spirit. The Lord will preserve his life and defeat his enemies.
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