Isaiah 38:3

Remember now, O Lord. — Devout as the prayer is, there is a tone of self-satisfaction in it which contrasts with David’s prayer (Psalms 51:1). He rests on what he has done in the way of religious reformation, and practically asks what he has done that he should be cut off by an untimely death. The tears may probably have been less egotistic than the words, and, therefore, were more prevailing.