An unceasing Prayer (Notes from Psalm 88)

In this psalm, God is revealed as :

  God of salvation (:1)

  God who works wonders 

  Worthy to be praised (:10)

  God with lovingkindness and faithfulness(:11)

  Righteous God (:12)

Person cut off from God's hand will be in :

  the grave, in the place of destruction, in the dark, in the place of forgetfulness.(:11,12)

Sin separates us from God. The Blood of Lord Jesus Christ cleanses us from all sins. Are you washed in the Blood of the Lamb ?

Circumstances of the psalmist:

   Soul full of troubles, life draws near to grave, (:3)

   laid in the lowest pit, in darkness, in the depths.(:6)

   under God's wrath, afflicted (:7)

   alone (:8,18)

    

Response of the Psalmist :

  cried  out God day and night before God (:1)

  called daily upon God 

  stretched out his hands to God (:9)

  in the morning his prayer comes before God (:13)

His prayer was:

  Lord, why do You cast off my soul? Why do You hide Your face from me? (:14)

The psalmist expresses his desire to be adhered by God and to seek His face. May the same be ours too.

-  David Nallapu (Evangelist, Missionary - AGAPE Ministries Intl.)