Why, O Lord, are you so far away? Why do you hide in times of need? (see Psalm 9:9). This why appears more often in the Bible (see Job, Psalm 2:1–12, and Psalm 22:1–31).

The author experiences the situation as follows: there is clear injustice, but the Lord does not intervene. That is a mystery to him. Violent people drive the weak into a corner. They are listed as sinners (the wicked). Besides, they behave in a haughty manner, not only toward their fellow men, but also toward God. Because God is silent, the wicked seem to become even more bold (in their actions). The author challenges God, so to speak, to intervene: do not remain at a distance. Please intervene, so that the wicked run stuck in their own evil plans, their intrigues. That looks a lot like Psalm 9:15: The nations have sunk in the pit that they made; in the net that they hid, their own foot has been caught. From Psalm 50 we learn that the Lord speaks and is certainly not silent (Psalm 50:1–4).