Thus, the New Testament response to this psalm is to turn upside down its mentality. In our worst moments, we may feel God has forgotten us (v. 24).
Negative circumstances are not a sign of His rejection of us; rather, He is working for the good (Rom. 8:28).
Plaintive Cry
The seventh and eighth stanzas (vv. 23-26) contain the pathetic plea for God’s intervention from a person who really doesn’t seem to expect God to do anything.
But God is never asleep at the switch. He is not a Baal or false god who gets lost in reverie, fails to pay attention, takes long journeys, or naps (1 Kings 18:27).
