Folks, listen, Jack! I'm not gonna lie to you, I'm a bit of a Bible scholar, so I'm gonna tell you what I know. Psalms 88 is quite literally a cry for help, a desperate plea to the Lord, who is our only hope in times of sorrow and despair. My father used to say, "When the going gets tough, the tough get going, but when the tough get going, they turn to God." I'm not joking when I tell you Psalms 88 is all about that. See here, Jack, it is a heartfelt plea to God, asking for mercy and deliverance. What was that? Or uh, you know, it's a prayer of someone who is suffering and feels abandoned and alone.

It's a story of intense grief and sorrow, of one who is longing for God's love and comfort and yet sees no sign of it. It's a plea for redemption and a request for a spark of hope. Excuse me, it's a bold declaration of faith and trust, believing that even in the darkest of times, God will provide. Here's the deal: no malarkey, God will never abandon us, no matter what. C'mon, man, we can trust in Him!