In these two verses the plea takes a more exclamatory form, but it remains a plea. In the context of the structure of the psalm, Nephi has stated that he has been blessed, yet beset with temptations. He then praises the Lord for having blessed him in the past, and for providing the foundational knowledge of the goodness of God. When Nephi next laments his personal temptations, he ends with a plea that they be removed. His confidence in God is established, and Nephi turns his faith to the removal of these particular temptations. Above and beyond the specific temptation, in these two verses Nephi expands his hopes to a wide context - where the true desires of his heart (exaltation) are met to the exclusion of his passing desires (temptations).