Psalm 69

It took me nearly 4 minutes to read this lament of David. It seems to me that a number of David's writings echo the feelings expressed by Job. There is a pattern of announcing the misery of his circumstances, followed by a call to God; for mercy or intervention. Finally David writes a phrase of praise to his God and ruler. Whether David was king at this point in his life is not clear. But this point is clear; David gleaned from his struggles a picture of how the King of kings ruled over a hurting people. David took these lessosns to heart, and applied them, as best he could, to his rule as king.
Stuart