Psalm 88
The 88th Psalm ( Greek- count of 87 ) is a Psalm of Korachsöhne and belongs to the series of " Lamentations of one individual ." It is about the loneliness and abandonment by God of the Psalmist, as well as the avoidance of his friends.
Structure
A possible structure of the psalm could look like this:
Interpretation
It is often assumed that it is in the Psalm is a Psalm sick. The disease, which has thrown down the praying of the Psalms, could be interpreted eg as leprosy. Others think it was not a specific disease but a general emergency.
In contrast, Hermann Gunkel argues that the psalm is neither " grim " enemies take accusations against the psalmist is still from their sins mentioned.