Psalm 88

There is not sadder psalm that Psalm 88it gives an extensive vocabulary of deathSheol- 88:3; Pit- 88:4, 6; Dead/ death- 88:5, 10, 15;  Grave- 88:5, 11; Dark/ darkness- 88:6, 12, 18; shades- 88:10; Abaddon- 88:11; land of forgetfulness- 88:12He describes God as being behind his problems- 88;6, 7, 8, 14, 15, 16, 18Lessons from Psalm 881. Some suffering in this life may never end2. He does not give up on God and continues to pray3. It makes us long for God's blessings and eternityJesus as an answer to Psalm 88While Psalm 88 is not quoted in the NT and applied to Jesus, in many ways Jesus lived out the experiences of the author of Psalm 88.   88:3 He is full of troubles- Mark 14:33-3488:5 He was cut off from the land of the living- Isaiah 53:888:8, 18 He was shunned by those closest to Him- Mark 14:50-5288:18 Darkness was his companion- Mark 15:3388:10-12 The resurrection of Jesus transforms the questions expecting a no answer to a yes answer.