"Every time I try to get out, they pull me back again." Is a famous line from a famous movie. The Psalmist is saying much the same thing. He cleaves to the Earth or the things of the world and when he tallies his ways, he finds that his soul is heavy because of its longings. Statements such as make me and remove from me are desires that he has to escape the grip upon his heart. He too desires to get out, but his flesh keeps pulling him back again.
The answer is found in that he recognizes his needs for God to do the work of delivering him. Direction, making alive and strength come from God's word. It is not simply memorizing the word of God that will do it. The word in our heart is the equipping that we will need God to use in his directing and strengthening. The Psalmist learned this and is now relying on God to do the work desperately needed that only he can do.
We too need to live as the Psalmist. The battles we face are not our battles but the Lord's. The enemies that we face are stronger than us and we will never have the strength to overcome or even endure. However, we do have God and all the strength that he supplies. When you want out, don't try to get out. Call out to God to deliver you.
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