King David's View of the World

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King David was the greatest king Israel ever had. He wrote Psalm 119. I believe David saw the wickedness, violence, and corruption of men in the world, and it grieved him greatly.

In Psalm 110 he said, The LORD said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand, till I make Your enemies Your footstool.”

This means that God the Father spoke to God the Son about His enemies and said that a day is coming when everything will be made right. Only when Jesus returns will there be righteousness on earth.

The Temptation of Cain

Cain and his offering were not respected by God. This made Cain angry and sad. He had not sinned, but was being tempted to sin. God came to him and said, "if you do well, will you not be accepted? And if you do not do well, sin lies at the door. And its desire is for you, but you should rule over it."
God was counseling him, giving him a way to escape temptation. To "do well" meant to repent of his unacceptable offering, and his anger and depression, and turn to God for forgiveness. He had not sinned, but was close to it. Repentance would have placed him back into God's good graces, and he would have been forgiven. But he rejected God's gracious offer and committed the first murder. He could have gone the other way; the path was open and he was invited to turn around. We have the same opportunity when tempted to sin; repent and turn to God.