You have put lover and friend far from me, and my friends into darkness.
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In contrast toPsalms 30:5
Psalm 30 promises that weeping is for a night only; Psalm 88 sings a night that lasts to its final verse.
“For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may stay for the night, but joy comes in the morning.”
A pattern ofMatthew 27:46
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? The darkness of lament finds its deepest address at the cross.
“About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, limasabachthani?” That is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?””