Psalms 88:18 meaning and explanation
You have removed my beloved and my friend; darkness is my closest companion.
Psalms 88:18, Berean Standard Bible
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Psalm 88 is a lament by Heman the Ezrahite, and verse 18 closes it without a note of hope. Throughout the psalm the speaker has blamed God directly for his suffering, and here he names his final loss: beloved and friend have been taken away, so that darkness alone remains with him.
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