The sorrows of death compassed me, And the floods of ungodly men made me afraid. The sorrows of hell compassed me about: The snares of death prevented me. In my distress I called upon the LORD, And cried unto my God: He heard my voice out of his temple, And my cry came before him, even into his ears.

Psalm 18:4-6 (KJV)

The cords of death surrounded me, And the streams of ungodliness and torrents of destruction terrified me. The cords of Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me. In my distress [when I seemed surrounded] I called upon the Lord And cried to my God for help; He heard my voice from His temple, And my cry for help came before Him, into His very ears.

Psalm 18:4-6 (Amplified)

The cords of death entangled me; the torrents of destruction overwhelmed me. The cords of the grave coiled around me; the snares of death confronted me. In my distress I called to the Lord; I cried to my God for help. From his temple he heard my voice; my cry came before him, into his ears.

Psalm 18: 4-6 (NIV)

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. 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!

Psalm 18:4-6 (Living)

Here is David singing His Psalm of praise to our Triune

God for deliverance from the hand of all His enemies

and from the demonic hand of Saul. O blessed deliverance

that God sent from all seeking to lie, kill, destroy, and

assail His chosen one. And so it is with each of us when we pray!

One call, one tear, one heart-felt distress we are brought into the

presence and throne room of our Lord and King where we are seen,

heard, bandaged, cared for, and sometimes delivered if it is our Savior’s

will by our blessed, precious, adored Triune divinity. Oh, blessed is the

deliverance from Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Oh, blessed is our Lord and

Savior who hears and sees our every trial, tear, temptation, trouble, test,

and tribulation. For every single distress, every single disease, every

single despair, every single demonic and unfair attack is seen and every

single prayerful tear brings us into the presence of our compassionate,

merciful, omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent Savior, Redeemer, Lord,

and King of Kings! Rejoice royals of the true Kingdom for when we call, He listens!

He intercedes! He prays He weeps with His own! Yahweh, Jesus, our Savior,

Jehovah, the Prince of Peace, our King, Emmanuel, is always, always, always

with us no matter the burden or care! In your distress, always call upon the LORD!