This is one of the most famous Psalms, starting with the words that Jesus spoke on the cross. Of course it was originally written by David, and shows that there were times when it seemed that God had forsaken him and was deaf to his cries.
So it starts with a cry if despair. Then David reminds himself of who God is, and what He has done in the past. How in the past people called upon Him and he rescued them.
Then he turns back to his own situation. We say that when in trouble we should praise God. This of course is true (we should always praise God), but sometimes the advice is given with the implicit message that if we praise God everything will then quickly turn out alright. Here we see David going through a battle, and we too may sometimes have to go through a battle.
His own situation is not good, he feels like a worm and people mock and insult him. They even mock him for calling on the Lord, and there is no evidence of God answering.
Again he turns to what he knows. The Lord has always been his foundation, and his security. Now he pleads with God to be close to him for there is no one else to help.
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