The darkest psalm in the Psalter, an unrelieved lament from a man who feels near death and forsaken, crying to God day and night. Unusually, it ends without resolution — “darkness is my closest friend” — yet it is still addressed to “the God of my salvation,” modeling faith that keeps crying out even in unbroken darkness.
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Psalms 88
Heman; lamentThe darkest lament, crying to God from the depths with little relief.
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