Most of us think that God is too busy to be interested in the things that happen to us. That we are far too insignificant to matter to Him…our troubles unimportant to the God of the universe…our distress inconsequential in the sight of all the pain and suffering in the world. But this Scripture shows us it’s all false thinking on our part. The Lord is near to those who put their faith and trust in Him, that He delights in His favor towards those who fear Him, and that God truly does listen and answer when we cry out to Him. A excellent example of this is Psalm 18:6,16,&19, “In my distress I called to the Lord, He heard my voice…my cry came before Him. He reached down from on high and took hold of me; He drew me out of the deep waters. He rescued me because He delighted in me.”