Psalm 44 : Three-layerd card

"We have not forgotten the Lord, nor have we broken his covenant, but all these things have happened to us." (Psalm 44:17)

The Psalmist in Psalm 44 is trying to persuade God to act. To do so, the Psalmist builds a three-fold argument. First, they point out their current realistic sufferings, yet they have not broken their covenant with God. In other words, the Psalmist questions God about the suffering of the righteous. Second, they remind God of the beautiful historical relationship between their ancestors and God. When people fail, they often look to the past for inspiration, and the Psalmist does the same. They reminisce about their ancestral history and heritage. The Hebrew people are often compared to rowers in a boat, where the rower's eyes are fixed on the past, while rowing towards the future. The Psalmist does the same, reflecting on their history. Third, the Psalmist's logic is that, at least in their relationship with God, their current experience cannot be incongruent with their ancestors' memory of God.

This is the persuasive card that the Psalmist offers to God as a valid since ancestors covenant partner. What will God's response be to the Psalmist's three-layered argument?