Psalms 18:4

"The cords of death compassed me,

And the floods of ungodliness made me afraid. The cords of Sheol were round about me;

The snares of death came upon me.

In my distress I called upon Jehovah, and cried unto my God:

He heard my voice out of his temple,

And my cry before him came into his ears."

David's crying unto Jehovah was directly the result of the distress which came upon him. This reminds us of the words of Jonah, who said, "By reason of my affliction, I cried unto Jehovah" (Jonah 2:2). There can be no better reason for calling upon the Lord than that of acute danger, distress, and threatenings of death.

Heard my voice out of his temple. This has no reference whatever to Solomon's temple, but means that God in heaven heard the prayer of the psalmist. See further discussion of this above in the opening paragraphs of this chapter.