Vs. 169 (NKJV) — Let my cry come before You, O Lord; Give me understanding according to Your word.

Charles H. Spurgeon:

He wants the Lord’s attention to his prayer to be very close and considerate. He uses a figure of speech and personifies his prayer. We may picture his prayer as Esther, venturing into the royal presence, entreating an audience, and begging to find favour in the sight of the blessed and only Potentate. It is a very sweet thing to a suppliant when he knows of a surety that his prayer has obtained audience, when it has trodden the sea of glass before the throne, and has come even to the footstool of the glorious seat around which heaven and earth adore. It is to Jehovah that this prayer is expressed with trembling earnestness—our translators, filled with holy reverence, translate the word, “O LORD.” We crave audience of none else, for we have confidence in none beside. (Spurgeon, C. H. (2009). The treasury of David: Psalms 111-119 (Vol. 5, p. 433). Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Software.)

Prayer:

Let my cry come before You, O Lord; give me understanding according to Your word. Hear my distress, my Savior and Confidant. Blow away the anxiousness and despair from my mind and grant me a clear understanding of the situation. Wisdom; I cry out for wisdom. Peace; I cry out for peace. As You uphold me, grant me these graces through Thy word. And if it be in accordance with Your will, allow me, I pray, to see even a glimpse of Your hand at work that I may be more humble and have more  words of praise to offer You.