This is mainly about him realizing the world's negative condition, and asking for someone to "show [him] the way" to improve it, and to keep from becoming mixed up in the negativity and hatred. He's asking to be purified, in a sense, and granted the strength to withstand each wrong the world will deal him, and he seems to be praying for the sake of the world and its people, in order to make life better and to stop the violence/hatred that's taken over.
This is mainly about him realizing the world's negative condition, and asking for someone to "show [him] the way" to improve it, and to keep from becoming mixed up in the negativity and hatred. He's asking to be purified, in a sense, and granted the strength to withstand each wrong the world will deal him, and he seems to be praying for the sake of the world and its people, in order to make life better and to stop the violence/hatred that's taken over.