"Call upon me in the day of trouble..." I have certainly offered many prayers in a recent time of great distress.
"I will deliver thee..." The Lord has brought relief in ways I never imagined. He has heard my prayer!
"And thou shalt glorify me." That is precisely where I am at right now. I am glorifying my Father in heaven as He has answered my prayer for deliverance. He has given me this command/promise and fully and completely fulfilled it as well. Blessed be His name!
I want to add some quotes from the particular chapter if I may;
"Real prayer is better than mere ritual because there is meaning in it. The glorious God cares nothing for pomp and show. But when you call upon Him in the day of trouble and ask Him to deliver you, there is meaning in your groan of anguish. This is no empty formality. There is heart in it , is there not? There is meaning in the sorrowful appeal. Therefore, God prefers the prayer of a broken heart to the finest service that was ever performed by priests or choirs."
"When a poor soul gets away into his bedroom and bows his knees and cries, 'God be merciful to me! God save me! God, help me in this day of trouble!' There is spiritual life in such a cry. Therefore God approves it and answers it."
"Furthermore, the Lord loves the cry of the broken heart because it distinctly recognizes Him as the living God, truly sought after in prayer."
"I have sometimes wished that very comfortable Christians, who seem to treat religion as if it were a bed of roses, could have just a little time of 'roughing it' and really come into actual difficulties. many a man has been converted to God by hunger, weariness and loneliness."
"When you are in adversity, then call upon God, and you will experience a deliverance that will be a richer and sweeter experience for your soul that if you had never known trouble."
"Furthermore, turn your adversity into advantage by pleading God's command. You can go to the Lord now, at this precise instant, and say, "Lord, do you hear me, for you have commanded me to pray! I, though I am evil, would not tell someone to ask me for something if I intended to deny him. I would not urge him to ask for help if I meant to refuse it."
"When God tells you to call upon Him, He does not mock you. He means He will deal kindly with you."
"Moreover, notice that this "I will" includes all the power that may be required for deliverance. It rests with the Lord to find suitable ways and means. God says, "I will." Let Him do it in His own way. If He says, "I will," you can be sure that He will keep His word. If it is necessary to shake heaven and earth, He will do it."
"It means, 'If I do not deliver you now, I will deliver you at a time that is better than now. You would prefer to be delivered at this future time rather than now if you were as wise as I am."
"Oh this blessed text! But unfortunately, I cannot carry it to those of you who need it most. Spirit of the living God, come, apply these rich consolations to those hearts that are bleeding and ready to die!"
Especially ponder the word 'thee.' The text says, "I will deliver thee." It is the person who calls who will get the answer. If you call upon God, he will answer you. To you He will give the blessing, even to your own heart and spirit, in your own experience. Oh, for grace to take that personal pronoun and apply it personally to our own souls!"
" 'I will deliver thee' --that is your share to receive. But, "Thou shalt glorify Me" --that is God's share, and His only. He must have all the honour from first to last."
"STOP you thief! Where are you going? Running away with a portion of God's glory? A person who would steal God's glory must me quite a villain!"
"Go out you saved ones, and proclaim what the Lord has done for you! Truly, my soul vows that my delivering Lord will never hear the last of my praise."
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