There's a story that I heard a preacher tell once about how they were taking a trip on the Queen Mary, a massive ocean liner, and an SOS cry went up from a small rowboat trying to cross the Atlantic. The code of the ocean is that the nearest ship responds to another ship in distress, and so this tiny rowboat with a single soul piloting it was met in their distress by the Queen Mary, which is 1,000 feet long and built for over 2,000 passengers. It was a study in contrast in terms of power, and I bet that rower felt like they were being transported onto something much more solid and stable in the midst of that rescue.
That's what I always think of when I read this passage. The picture that David paints is one of God's awesome and incredible power. God heard David's cry, and then God's might is unleashed as God comes to the rescue. The entire earth is rocked and devouring fire comes forth as God rides on the wings of the wind to rescue his beloved creation.
This is the God who comes to save you. We worship a God who is strong enough to save and cares enough to do so!
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