Psalm 88:1 LORD, You are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to You.
Commentary says Psalm 88 is often considered “the saddest psalm in the entire collection.” They draw parallels between Psalm 88 and Job that had not occurred to me. But while I definitely see despair in this Psalm, what God seems to be laying on my heart this morning is a call to more earnest prayer.
Psalm 88:2 May my prayer come before You; turn Your ear to my cry.
Like everything else in my life, my prayer life goes in cycles. At this time of year, when I am feeling physically, mentally, and emotionally drained, my prayer life feels almost perfunctory. In fact, I would say that at present, my most earnest, most heartfelt prayers come in the middle of the night when I am struggling to sleep and I lift up those whom I know have needs. Since I can’t sleep, I cry out on their behalf. I need to work on bringing that level of passion in prayer back into the light of day.
Psalm 88:9b …I call to You, LORD, every day; I spread out my hands to You.
Lord, Thank You for this day and this scripture. Thank You for laying this issue of earnestness in prayer on my heart. Help me to revive and realign my prayer life, Lord. Help me shake off this exhaustion so that I can lift others up in prayer and lift You higher in praise. Always. Draw me closer. Amen.
Psalm 88:13 But I cry to You for help, LORD; in the morning my prayer comes before You.
Have a blessed day.