Where is it, God?

I would encourage anyone reading this to read Psalm 89 in its entirety. The author, Ethan the Ezrahite, starts off with these words of adoration and worship to God:

1 I will sing of the Lord’s unfailing love forever!
Young and old will hear of your faithfulness.
2 Your unfailing love will last forever.
Your faithfulness is as enduring as the heavens.

Pretty compelling words. It almost seems as though Ethan wrote this at a spiritual highpoint when everything must have been right in his world. For 52 verses, the psalmist praises God for His faithfulness and steadfast love. But as you skip ahead down to verse 49, you see Ethan cry out to God.

49 Lord, where is your unfailing love?
You promised it to David with a faithful pledge.

After all his praise, after all that, the psalmist goes on to say "I need it again God, where is it?" His grace is unfailing and steadfast, but we still need it again and again. He's promised it to us, and His record is spotless... but we still cry out for it every now and then because we need a taste of God's love just one more time. "I need it again God... I need You to be faithful one more time."