Psalms 18:4–6
Though surrounded by the cords of death and overwhelmed by destruction, David cried for help and was heard by God in His temple.
4 The cords of death surrounded me. The floods of ungodliness made me afraid.
5 The cords of Sheol were around me. The snares of death came on me.
6 In my distress I called on Yahweh, and cried to my God. He heard my voice out of his temple. My cry before him came into his ears.
Though surrounded by the cords of death and overwhelmed by destruction, David cried for help and was heard by God in His temple.
To describe the extreme and seemingly inescapable peril of the psalmist and to highlight the power of a desperate cry to reach the heavenly sanctuary of God.
The LORD My Rock, Deliverer, and King
The LORD is the living rock who hears, descends, rescues, vindicates, strengthens, and gives covenant victory to his anointed servant.