There are times in every Christian's life when it seems that God is distant and hidden. It is like God went on vacation and turned his phone off for a break. If you have never sensed this tension, then you are either too self-sufficient to need God, or you feel don't think its appropriate to ask such a question.  The Psalmist is asking an honest and real question. Why does God sometimes delay His deliverance or even deny it?

When C.S. Lewis was facing a time of bitter grief, he reflected on the presence of questions about God in the midst of his suffering. “The real danger is coming to believe such dreadful things about Him. The conclusion I dread is not, "So there's no God after all," but, "So this is what God's really like. Deceive yourself no longer.”(A Grief Observed, 5).

Psalm 10 explores the believer's struggle to trust God in times of trouble. We need not worry that God will abandon us, but we need to think more deeply about the trustworthiness of God. Has God given us adequate reason to trust Him in times of trouble?