When Darkness Veils His Lovely Face

“WHEN DARKNESS VEILS HIS LOVELY FACE”

PSALM 88

OUTLINE:

I. HIS CRISIS. (Vv. 1-9)

(a.) God’s inactivity. (Vv. 1-5)

(b.) God’s activity. (Vv. 6-9)

II. HIS CHALLENGES. (Vv. 10-12)

(a.) The dead cannot praise God. (V. 10)

(b.) The dead cannot showcase the faithfulness of God. (V. 11)

(c.) The dead cannot display God. (V. 12)

III. HIS CONUNDRUM (Vv. 13-18)

(a.) God is hidden. (Vv. 13-14)

(b.) Death is near. (Vv. 15-17)

(c.) Loneliness torments. (V. 18)