Charles H. Spurgeon on Psalms 88:9

1. Sorrow before God, —"Mine eye", etc.

2. Prayer to God, —"have called", etc.

3. Waiting for God, —"called daily".

4. Dependence on God, —"I have stretched", etc. These hands can do nothing without thee. —G.R.

Verses 10-12.

1. The supposition.

(a) That a child of God should be wholly dead.

(b) That he should remain forever in the grave.

(c) That he should be destroyed.

(d) That he should always remain in darkness.

(e) That he should be entirely forgotten, as though he had never existed.

2. The consequences involved in this supposition.

(a) God's wonders to them would cease.

(b) His praise from them would be lost.

(c) His lovingkindness to them would be unknown.

(d) His faithfulness destroyed.

(e) His wonders to them would be lost to others.

(f) His former righteousness to them would be forgotten.

3. The plea founded upon these consequences, —"Wilt thou", etc. It cannot be that thy praise for grace shown to thy people can be lost, and none can render it but themselves. "Then what wilt thou do unto thy great name?" —G.R.