Crying out is what we naturally do when we're in sorrow, especially when nothing else works. But we must direct our cries to God, not to people, for only He truly hears us. Considering God's readiness to listen and His power to help, we should turn all our cries to the God of our salvation. On the day of judgment, the rocks won't hear us, but our Rock will.

"Be not silent to me." Those who just go through the motions may not care if their prayers go unanswered, but true seekers can't rest without hearing from God. They're not satisfied just with the comfort that prayer brings—they need real answers. They fear any hint of God's silence. His voice can shake the earth, yet His silence is just as awe-inspiring to someone who really needs an answer. If God seems not to hear, we shouldn't stop speaking, but cry out even more passionately. When our pleas become urgent and sorrowful, God will not ignore them.

What a terrible situation we'd be in if God was silent forever. "Lest, if you be silent to me, I become like those who go down into the pit." Without God's response to our prayers, we'd be in worse shape than the dead and quickly sink to the depth of the lost. We deeply need answers to our prayers—our situation is desperate. Surely, God will bring peace to our troubled hearts, for He won't let His chosen ones perish.