此詩篇內容心酸悲歎。詩人患病，被親人唾棄，流離失所，滿心滿言都是苦情！此哀歌盡都是以黑色爲基調，黑暗成為了詩人的知己。詩人在痛苦的深淵中哭泣無望。
詩篇沒有解釋詩人所遭遇是何原因。就是一層層的描寫他的苦情和黑暗的圍繞，及詩人對神不停的哭喊，狂呼，聲聲淒厲，他不停對靜默的神申述。
建議討論：
- 「耶和華——拯救我的神啊！我晝夜在你面前呼籲。願我的禱告達到你面前；求你側耳聽我的呼求！」（88:1-2 和合本）
思想：詩人記錄了他三翻四次對神的呼求，可神始終沉默，在你的禱告生活中，是否有相同的經歷，你是如何度過？
- 「耶和華啊！你為何丟棄我？為何掩面不顧我？」(88:14和合本)
思想：在新約中誰的禱告使用了這句話？對神的沉默，他如何反應？
October 4 (Sunday)-Family Devotion
Scripture Reading: Psalms 88
Suggested Discussion:
- “LORD, you are the God who saves me; day and night I cry out to you. May my prayer come before you; turn your ear to my cry.” (88:1-2, NIV)
Q: The psalmist recorded his repeated cries to God, who remained silent. In your prayer life, have you had the same experience and how did you face it？
- “Why, LORD, do you reject me and hide your face from me?” (88:14, NIV)
Q: Who prayed this prayer in the New Testament? How did he respond to God’s silence?