Psalms - Chapter-88

Chapter Summary

Lamentation over trouble and pleading with God for mercy.

Discussion Questions for Psalms, Chapter 88

  1. How do hardships grow our faith? (NASB) How have you seen your faith grow in times of trial?
  2. How do verses 8-9 relate to Job 19? (NASB) What does it teach us about God when those closest to us abandon us?
  3. What do we learn from the text about how we are to respond when others wrong us? (NASB)
  4. What is the theme of Psalmists appeal to the Lord to spare his life? (NASB) How does this relate to Philippians 1:21-24?
  5. What is "Abaddon" referring to? (NASB) What is a bibilcal understanding of Satan and evil spirits?
  6. What does the text teach us about crying out to the Lord? (NASB) Is it approriate to cry out to the Lord in our times of hardship?
  7. What does the text teach us regarding how we can comfort others who are suffering? (NASB)
  8. What does it mean that the Psalmist spread out his hands before the Lord? (NASB) What can we learn about prayer from this?
  9. What do we learn about the extent of the Psalmists troubles? (NASB)
  10. Why does the Psalmist emphasize the term “darkness” multiple times? (NASB) How does Jesus dispel the darkness and how do we as believers participate in that?

Key Words/Phrase

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God, Psalmist.

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