Psalm 6. David begins this psalm by acknowledging his sinfulness and asking for forgiveness and healing. He asks God to turn to him and save him, and he reminds God that in death there is no remembrance of God, wouldn't it be better to save him so he can praise God? David is weary with moaning, he cries all night, his eyes grow weak because of his foes. But then, David tells the "workers of evil" to depart from him, for the Lord has heard him and has accepted his prayer and supplication. All of David's enemies will be put to shame and "sorely troubled."

This is the cycle of repentance and salvation. It is just a question of how long it takes, and that is up to God. We are miserable when we realize our sinfulness and the harm we have caused (which, by the way, is us being "sorely troubled" for being someone else's enemy through our sin - the fate promised at the end of this Psalm).

In our misery we repent and we cry out to God for help. We weep and moan, and we pray and wait. How long? David asks the same, and the answer is we do not know. We do know that God always hears us and will go to the greatest of lengths to save us. But he will do it in his own time, by his own schedule, because he alone knows the precise right time for everything to happen - both for our own good, and for the good (hopefully the repentance) of our enemies.

Our enemies' troubles and shame are the same as ours and hopefully they will have the same effect on them - lead them to moan and wail to God for forgiveness and healing. If they do, he will surely answer them, as well.