I Cried for Help

What the Prophets Foretold
Jesus and the Davidic Covenant
Jesus Cleanses the Temple

Psalm 18:1-6

The Message

A David Song, Which He Sang to God After Being Saved from All His Enemies and from Saul

18 ^1-2 I love you, God—
    you make me strong.
God is bedrock under my feet,
    the castle in which I live,
    my rescuing knight.
My God—the high crag
    where I run for dear life,
    hiding behind the boulders,
    safe in the granite hideout.

³ I sing to God, the Praise-Lofty,
    and find myself safe and saved.

^4-5 The hangman’s noose was tight at my throat;
    devil waters rushed over me.
Hell’s ropes cinched me tight;
    death traps barred every exit.

⁶ A hostile world! I call to God,
    I cry to God to help me.
From his palace he hears my call;
    my cry brings me right into his presence—
    a private audience!

For Reflection

Some times it seems that you are fighting a losing battle.  A battle, as David proclaims, in which there is little opportunity to survive and waning hope.  It is during those times when despair is knocking loudly at your door you remember God's covenant with you and God hears your torment. Your prayer is a "private audience" in the presence of God.  God listens.  God acts on your behalf.

Pray

Pray to the God who has blessed you with grace.  Confess your need for salvation from your current woes.  Praise God for his protection and his healing power. Cry for help.