Grace in the Midst of Chastening

When a chastened sinner receives God's Word, that's grace. God provokes David to make a request known to Him about which kind of chastening to receive; so also we are urged to come with confidence to His throne of grace. Finally, God's gracious mercy relents even in the midst of chastening—something which we may hope for under any chastening, because this is the sort of God Who has taken us for Himself.