Psalms 18:6

“In my distress I called upon the Lord, etc.] The great Jehovah, the everlasting I AM, who is the most High in all the earth, and who is able to save, (<580507>Hebrews 5:7); and cried unto my God; as Jesus did, (<402746>Matthew 27:46); so the members of Christ, when in distress, as they often are, through sin and Satan, through the hidings of God’s face, a variety of afflictions, and the persecutions of men, betake themselves to the Lord, and call upon their God: a time of distress is a time for prayer; and sometimes the end God has in suffering them to be in distress is to bring them to the throne of his grace; and a great privilege it is they have that they have such a throne to come to for…”

“He relates his methods to procure relief when distressed, and his success. temple--(Compare Psa 11:4).”

“In my distress - This refers, most probably, not to any particular case, but rather indicates his general habit of mind, that when he was in deep distress and danger he had uniformly called upon the Lord, and had found him ready to help. I called upon the Lord - I prayed. That is, he invoked God to help him in his trouble. He relied not on his own strength; he looked not for human aid; he looked to God alone. And cried unto my God - The word used here denotes an earnest cry for help. Compare Job 35:9; Job 36:13. He heard my voice out of his temple - That is, he, being in his temple, heard my voice. The word rendered temple (compare the notes at Psalms 5:7) cannot refer here to the temple at…”

“Temple - Out of his heavenly habitation. Psalms 18:7”

“18:6 God dwells in his sanctuary, the heavenly temple (102:19; see 14:2-3). He knows everything, sees everyone, and will vindicate the godly (see 11:3-7).”

“distress: Psa 18:3, Psa 18:4, Psa 50:15, Psa 130:1, Psa 130:2; Mar 14:36; Act 12:5 heard: Psa 5:7, Psa 11:4, Psa 27:4, Psa 27:5; Sa2 22:7; Hab 2:20; Rev 11:19 my cry: Exo 2:23; Kg1 8:27-30; Ch2 30:27 Psalms 18:7”