Psalm 88 Hello Darkness my old friend

Psalm 88

This is not a particularly happy Psalm - hence the quote from a popular song lyric in the title!

Lord, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you. 

May my prayer come before you

Turn your ear to my cry.

I am overwhelmed with troubles and my life draws near to death.

Effectively the author of the Psalm feels at, if not literally his life's end, the end of his strength.

It is interesting some of the questions here - there is no particular belief here in the afterlife.

There are branches of Christianity that seem to preach that it will all turn out right in heaven - I personally don't know for sure if there is an afterlife.

I live life, believing by faith in an afterlife - but just in case I am wrong I would like to leave this world better than I found it.

I believe in eternity - but it starts here and now. 

God help me not to put off doing the good I can do today.

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