Prayers In The Midst Of Anguish
2Sa 22:7 In my distress I called on the Lord,
and cried out to my God;
He heard my voice from his temple, And my cry
reached his ears.
David's Words On The Day The Lord Delivered Him From The Hand Of All
The enemies of him, and the hand of Saul.
The victory over Goliath provoked jealousy in Saul
Saul Tried Twice To Kill David
1Sa 18:11 And Saul threw down the spear, saying, I will nail David to the wall. But David evaded him twice.
There are people who, no matter how good you do them, are waiting for you to be careless so they can throw you with a spear
David went into the cave of adullam
David fled to the desert of Ziph
1Sa 23:14 And David stayed in the wilderness in strong places, and dwelt on a mountain in the wilderness of Ziph; and Saul searched for him every day, but God did not deliver him into his hands.
David goes to the desert of Maon
1Sa 23:25 And Saul and his men went to look for him; but he was told David, and he went down to the rock, and remained in the wilderness of Maon. When Saul heard this, he followed David into the Wilderness of Maon.
2Sa 22:7 In my distress I called on the Lord, and cried out to my God; He heard my voice from his temple, And my cry reached his ears.
Anguish In Hebrew Tsarah Translates. squeeze, tribulation
Jonah's Prayer
Jon 2:1 Then Jonah prayed to the LORD his God from the belly of the fish,
Jon 2:2 and said, I called on the Lord in my distress, and he heard me; From the bosom of Sheol I cried out, and you heard my voice.
When Times Are Dangerous, God Is Our Only Refuge
Ps 46:1 God is our refuge and our strength; our help in times of distress
David had his hope in God
In God we have security
When you feel like it's the end of you, cry out to God
examples
King Manasseh
2Ch 33:12 But when he was put into distress, he prayed to the Lord his God, humbled greatly in the presence of the God of his fathers.
2Ch 33:13 And having prayed to him, he was answered; for God heard his prayer and restored him to Jerusalem, to his kingdom. Then Manasseh recognized that Jehovah was God.
blind bartimaeus
Mark 10:47 And hearing that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say: Jesus, Son of David, have mercy on me!
Mar 10:48 And many rebuked him to be silent, but he cried out all the more: Son of David, have mercy on me!
paul and silas
Acts 16:23 After they had flogged them severely, they threw them into prison, ordering the jailer to keep them safe.
Acts 16:24 Who, receiving this command, put them into the inner dungeon, and fastened their feet in the stocks.
Acts 16:25 But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God; and the prisoners heard them.
Acts 16:26 Then suddenly there was a great earthquake, so that the foundations of the prison were shaken; and immediately all the doors were opened, and the chains of all were loosed.
