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why does God seem silent?

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Psalm 13:1-2

“How long, Yahweh? Will you forget me forever? How long will you hide your face from me? How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart all day? How long shall my enemy triumph over me?”

This psalm is a lament, a common form of prayer in the Bible where the speaker cries out to God in distress. The psalmist feels abandoned and overwhelmed by troubles, openly questioning God's perceived absence and silence.

When facing difficulties, what does it mean to voice your feelings of abandonment to a God who seems silent?

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Read alongside it

Job 23:3
Job expresses a similar longing to find God and present his case when suffering.
Lamentations 3:8
The prophet Jeremiah cries out that God has shut out his prayer during a time of national catastrophe.
Matthew 27:46
Jesus echoes the cry of abandonment from Psalm 22 on the cross, asking why God has forsaken him.

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