People still ask the questions asked in this psalm today, thousands of years later. Where is God when things go wrong? Why is God letting this happen? Theologically, I would say that God is not far off at those times, He's right there but you can't live your life as though God doesn't exist and then still expect Him to step in and sort out all your problems. But the theological answer doesn't help someone who's hurting, and it doesn't help David in this psalm. All he's left with is pleading with God to act.
Is that where I end up? Or does my logical explanation mean I accept things with a cold hearted fatalism and not bother praying? I don't know why things might or might not be happening. but I should be on my knees, pleading God to do something.
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