Psalm 88:4
“I am counted with them that go down into the pit: I am as a man that hath no strength:”
KJV
Read in Psalm 88Meaning
The verse intensifies the death-near imagery. The psalmist speaks as someone already being treated as lost, emphasizing helplessness rather than presenting a doctrine that despair itself determines one’s standing with God.
Read carefully
The psalmist openly confesses having no strength.
Reflection
Allow weakness to be spoken without demanding heroic language.