Psalm 88 ~ 28 MARCH 2008

By the Sons of Korah

So Dark

This Psalm is not like the rest where writers would have started out dismayed but ended off their writing with a note of hope.

All through, we read about death & darkness v3-6, 10-12, 15, rejection from men v8, 18, sorrow v9, rejection from god v14, drowning v16-17.

At the lowest point in his life, we learn 4 steps of handling dark days (extracted from Warren Wiersebe’s ‘Be Worshipful’):

i) Go to the Lord by faith v1-2
ii) Tell the Lord how you feel v3-9, 15-18
iii) Defend your cause before the Lord v10-12
iv) Pray again v13-14


Application:
Take the first step of going to the Lord today for yourself or someone you know that is going through a difficult time.