Psalm 88 Explained: Faith in Unrelenting Darkness

From Reading the Bible Daily by Dave Jenkins

May 7, 2026 · 7 min

About this episode

This episode explores Psalm 88, emphasizing the importance of persistent faith amidst suffering and unanswered prayers.

In this episode of Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, Dave Jenkins walks through Psalm 88, one of the most sobering and honest psalms in all of Scripture. Psalm 88 gives voice to deep suffering, unanswered prayer, and spiritual darkness—yet it calls believers to continue crying out to God in faith even when relief does not come. This episode explains how biblical faith is not the absence of struggle, but persistence in prayer through seasons of sorrow and silence. For more episodes of Reading the Bible Daily with Dave, visit: https://servantsofgrace.org/reading-the-bible-daily-with-dave/

People in this episode

Host: Dave Jenkins

Topics covered

faith
suffering
prayer
spiritual darkness
biblical faith

Keywords

Psalm 88
faith
suffering
prayer
spiritual darkness
biblical faith

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Books & works: Psalm 88