Why, Lord, do you stand far off?
    Why do you hide yourself in times of trouble? Psalm 10:1

Why do you think it sometimes feels as though God is hiding from us?

Arise, Lord, do not let mortals triumph;
    let the nations be judged in your presence.
²⁰ Strike them with terror, Lord;
    let the nations know they are only mortal. Psalm 9:19-20

How much do we as a race deny our mortality? What are some of the dangers of that?

The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.^[c]
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,
    all the nations that forget God.
¹⁸ But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope of the afflicted will never perish. Psalmk 9:16-18

Is there a role we play in God not forgetting the needy? What is it?

The Lord is known by his acts of justice;
    the wicked are ensnared by the work of their hands.^[c]
17 The wicked go down to the realm of the dead,
    all the nations that forget God.
¹⁸ But God will never forget the needy;
    the hope of the afflicted will never perish. Psalm 9:16-18

Do you ever find it hard to remember that the wicked will not prosper forever? If so how could changing that perspective strengthen your faith?

The nations have fallen into the pit they have dug;
    their feet are caught in the net they have hidden. Psalm 9:15

What are the pits the nations have dug for themselves?

Lord, see how my enemies persecute me!
    Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,
¹⁴ that I may declare your praises
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,
    and there rejoice in your salvation. Psalm 9:13,14

Verse 14 speaks about publicly praising God for His salvation. How are you doing in the act of public worship?

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Lord, see how my enemies persecute me!
    Have mercy and lift me up from the gates of death,
¹⁴ that I may declare your praises
    in the gates of Daughter Zion,
    and there rejoice in your salvation. Psalm 9:13,14

How has God lifted you up in the past?

Sing the praises of the Lord, enthroned in Zion;
    proclaim among the nations what he has done.
¹² For he who avenges blood remembers;
    he does not ignore the cries of the afflicted. Psalm 9:11,12

The truth is the Lord never ignore our cries in affliction. Do you ever feel He does? What in you causes that?