Psalms 88:15

I am afflicted,.... In body and mind, from within and from without, by Satan, by the men of the world, and by the Lord himself; which is the common lot of God's people, Psa 34:19 and was the case of…

I am afflicted and ready to die - I am so afflicted - so crushed with sorrow and trouble - that my strength is nearly gone, and I can endure it but a little longer. From my youth up - That is, for a…

In these verses,

I. The psalmist expostulates with God concerning the present deplorable condition he was in (Psa 88:10-12): "Wilt thou do a miraculous work to the dead, and raise them to life again?…

Will God have no pity upon one whose whole life has been spent at the point of death? Could this be said of Israel as a nation? -From youth" is of course frequently used of the nation (Psa 129:1-2;…