Psalms 18:7

"In my distress I called on the LORD, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears."

Key Reflection

The psalmist, in times of great distress, appeals directly to the LORD, acknowledging that their cries for help are answered promptly and personally. The image of God hearing from His temple emphasizes a close, intimate relationship where divine presence and immediacy of response are central—symbolizing that even in moments of personal crisis, one can find refuge and solace in the direct intervention of the divine.

From the Scholars: Barnes' Notes

Then the earth shook and trembled -The description which follows here is one of the most sublime that is to be found in any language. It is taken from the fury of the storm and tempest, when all the elements are in commotion; when God seems to go forth in the greatness of his majesty and the terror of his power, to prostrate everything before him. We are not to regard this as descriptive of anything which literally occurred, but rather as expressive of the fact of the divine interposition, as if he thus came forth in the greatness of his power.

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