Psalm 77
When we are in the deepest of distress, we often ask, “God, are you there?” We believe this psalm was written during Babylonian captivity. The Jews faced a 70-year sentence. Along the way they felt like they would never again experience God's goodness. There is an interesting progression of their sorrows in verses 2 & 4. In verse 2 the psalmist is telling about his troubles. In verse 4 he can't sleep, nor can he talk. In small troubles we are chatty, but sometimes troubles are so great we become silent.
The grief is so great that the psalmist is wondering if God's very nature has changed (v. 10). Nothing could be worse than to find that God is no longer true to Himself. The cure for this extreme anxiety is to recall the great works of God. Truly no one, no god, is like the Lord God, v. 11-15. The psalmist recalls God's faithful rescue of Israel and the history of the Exodus. In this moment of personal silence, he recalls when God made a great display. We can still feel like God is absent. At that moment the thing to do is recall God's great record.
“Lord, in my quiet pain remind me of Your history of rescue. AMEN.”
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