יְהֹוָה אַל בְּאַפְּךָ תוֹכִיחֵנִי וְאַל בַּחֲמָתְךָ תְיַסְּרֵנִי
חָנֵּנִי יְהֹוָה כִּי אֻמְלַל אָנִי רְפָאֵנִי יְהֹוָה כִּי נִבְהֲלוּ עֲצָמָי
וְנַפְשִׁי נִבְהֲלָה מְאֹד וְאַתָּה יְהֹוָה עַד מָתָי
שׁוּבָה יְהֹוָה חַלְּצָה נַפְשִׁי הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן חַסְדֶּךָ

O Lord, do not rebuke me in Your anger, and do not chastise me in Your wrath.
Be gracious to me, O Lord, because I languish; heal me, O Lord, because my bones are frightened.
And my soul is very frightened, and You, O Lord, how long?
Return, O Lord, rescue my soul; save me for the sake of Your loving- kindness.

Unfortunately we see many separated families nowadays. Because of the efficient press, we also witness many cases of family abuse (that might existed also in past years, but today we’re aware of them).
So many times we witness cases of distress and pain because of being detached from a father or mother. (eg) Although the person was an abusive father, still the most painful thing for the children, is sometimes to be apart for the father.
(eg) Although the divorce and separation is a necessity for the sake of the family, so many times it is the distance from the mother, that harms the most, even though she might have been useless, bad example and not helping even a bit in the house.

David understands that he needs to be punished for some reason, his request from HASHEM is that it will not be with G-d’s anger and wrath. David is willing to bear the result of his deeds, but cannot bear the distance that might come with it from HASHEM.

Through the whole book of Psalms we see that the hardest thing, the most painful and un-bearable thing is the distance from G-d, it is when “G-d is covering His face from a person”.
This returning motif, is one of the main messages of Tehillim: I (King David) was everywhere and seen everything, nothing is worthwhile without the LORD being par of it. Everything is great and divine when it part of the LORD and His Will.