“Answer me!,
Yahweh!
Your steadfast love is good.
According to your abundant mercy,
Turn to me!
Do not hide your face from your servant!
I am in distress!
Make haste to answer me!
Draw near to me!
Redeem me!
Set me free
Because of my enemies!”
Now there is a change in tone. No longer is David waiting for a response. Now he wanted an answer right away. He pleaded to the goodness of God, his love for him, and his great mercy. He was in distress. He did not want God to hide his face from him. He wanted a hasty response. He wanted God close to him. He wanted God to see him so that he could be freed from his enemies. He wanted to be redeemed.
Eugene Finnegan Bible Project 