“David’s Distress”

October 26, 2018

“David’s Distress”

Blessings folk!

David was worshipping the Lord in song.

David recounted what occurred…his condition…what he did…what the Lord did.

2 Sa 22:5-7

“For the waves of death encompassed me;
The torrents of destruction overwhelmed me;

The cords of Sheol surrounded me;
The snares of death confronted me.

“In my distress I called upon the LORD,
Yes, I cried to my God;
And from His temple He heard my voice,
And my cry for help came into His ears.

David had been in trouble.
It was a deadly situation.
It happened more than once.

He describes it in literal, poetic language, but language that revealed the intensity and reality.
Waves of death…encompassed him
Torrents of destruction…Belial…wickedness, evil…overwhelmed him

The cords of Sheol…the netherworld…surrounded him
The snares of death…confronted

(There is more than passing inference to what occurred to Jonah when he was thrown overboard…we will look at that tomorrow.)

David was in distress.

What did he do?

He called upon the Lord.
He cried to his God.

What did God do?

He heard from His temple.
He heard David’s voice.
He heard the cry for help.

The Lord does the same for us.
He hears.
He knows.
He will move.

If we turn to Him.

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