David, the author is calling on the LORD, his God. He beseeches God to answer his prayer. David asks for relief from his distress. Anxiety has entered his soul weighing him down like an elephant is sitting on his chest and a methodical drum pounds in his head. He seeks God’s mercy. David knows his God is kind to his people. He will hear him.
God has set apart a people for himself. They are his godly people. The godly are devoted to God; faithful to the LORD. God is faithful to them. A strong love and respect relationship exists between God and the godly. They pray to him and he hears them. David knows this as he seeks relief from his distress from his God.
Anxiety is a problem to bring to God. Thoughts that exasperate can consume and degrade life. Anger, even anger against evil can control and weaken a soul. The sin that I will later regret can follow bouts of anxiety and anger. David shows me to seek God in meditation and prayer when stressful anxious thoughts persist and plunge me into the dark depths. Ask and God will help me search my heart. Ask and God will silence my soul. Though men turn my glory to shame; God will lift me from thoughts of the depths.
