"Have mercy on me, O Lord, for I call to You all day long. Bring joy to Your servant, for to You, O Lord, I lift up my soul. You are forgiving and good, O Lord, abounding in love to all who call to You. Hear my prayer, O LORD; listen to my cry for mercy." Psalms 86:3-6 (NIV)
King David was a praying man, and this is another one of his prayers. He ask The Lord to have mercy on him, and to restore his joy. David recognized his sinfulness, although no specific sin is mentioned here. It may just be the sinful nature of man because he says that he calls on The Lord all day long. Whatever it is, he is appealing to the loving kindness of God to have mercy on him.
We can learn a lot from David. He prayed to God often, and we should do the same. He frequently asks for God's mercy because he knows that he has sinned. We ought to admit that we sin frequently throughout each day, if you consider our thoughts, words, and actions. Therefore we ought to call on The Lord all day long and ask for forgiveness and mercy. Most Christians begin and end their day with prayer. The questions is, how many times during each day do we stop and pray? I'm just saying that we ought to pray much more that we do. Think about how bad things would be for us if we only got His mercy when we asked for it, and did not get it when we didn't pray for it. We should always pray. (Luke 18:1) The Apostle Paul said that we should "pray without ceasing." (1 Thessalonians 5:17-18)
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