”In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and He heard me.” (Psalm 120:1)
There have been many people through the ages who have been in distress from many causes. Hezekiah, king of Judah, was one whose distress was sickness. God sent Isaiah the prophet to take a message to the king. “Set thy house in order: for thou shalt die and not live. Then Hezekiah turned his face toward the wall, and prayed unto the LORD…” (Isaiah 38:1-2) After he prayed God gave him fifteen more years.
If Hezekiah is the author of this Psalm, then the above mentioned sickness and prayer could be his reference to distress in our text.
The lesson for us is that when we are in any distress, whether health, finances, employment, family or a host of others, we can come before the LORD in prayer and can expect Him to hear us. God always encourages his followers to pray.
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