Psalm 88
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Psalm 88 is a somber biblical psalm noted for its unrelenting tone of lament and despair, often regarded as one of the darkest passages in the Book of Psalms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Psalm 88 canonical | 2 |
| Psalm 88 title | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1066634 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalm 88 Context triple: [Sons of Korah, psalmSuperscription, Psalm 88]
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A.
Psalm 49
Psalm 49 is a wisdom psalm in the Hebrew Bible that reflects on the futility of trusting in wealth and the inevitability of death, urging reliance on God rather than material riches.
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B.
Psalm 42
Psalm 42 is a biblical psalm that poignantly expresses deep spiritual longing for God amid distress, famously opening with the image of a deer panting for streams of water.
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C.
Psalm 89
Psalm 89 is a biblical song and prayer that reflects on God’s promises to David, wrestling with the apparent failure of the Davidic kingship while affirming God’s enduring faithfulness.
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D.
Lamentations
Lamentations is a biblical book of poetic dirges traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, mourning the destruction of Jerusalem and expressing profound grief, repentance, and hope in God’s mercy.
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E.
Prayer of Manasseh
The Prayer of Manasseh is a short penitential text attributed to King Manasseh of Judah, preserved in some Christian traditions as a powerful example of repentance and divine mercy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Psalm 88 Target entity description: Psalm 88 is a somber biblical psalm noted for its unrelenting tone of lament and despair, often regarded as one of the darkest passages in the Book of Psalms.
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A.
Psalm 49
Psalm 49 is a wisdom psalm in the Hebrew Bible that reflects on the futility of trusting in wealth and the inevitability of death, urging reliance on God rather than material riches.
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B.
Psalm 42
Psalm 42 is a biblical psalm that poignantly expresses deep spiritual longing for God amid distress, famously opening with the image of a deer panting for streams of water.
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C.
Psalm 89
Psalm 89 is a biblical song and prayer that reflects on God’s promises to David, wrestling with the apparent failure of the Davidic kingship while affirming God’s enduring faithfulness.
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D.
Lamentations
Lamentations is a biblical book of poetic dirges traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, mourning the destruction of Jerusalem and expressing profound grief, repentance, and hope in God’s mercy.
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E.
Prayer of Manasseh
The Prayer of Manasseh is a short penitential text attributed to King Manasseh of Judah, preserved in some Christian traditions as a powerful example of repentance and divine mercy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biblical psalm
ⓘ
individual lament ⓘ lament psalm ⓘ |
| addressedTo |
Adonai
ⓘ
surface form:
God of my salvation
YHWH ⓘ
surface form:
Yahweh
|
| associatedWith |
Sons of Korah
ⓘ
surface form:
sons of Korah
|
| attributedTo | Heman the Ezrahite ⓘ |
| book | Psalms ⓘ |
| bookNumber | 19 ⓘ |
| canonicalStatus | canonical scripture ⓘ |
| chapterType | psalm ⓘ |
| closingVerse | You have taken from me friend and neighbor—darkness is my closest friend ⓘ |
| genre | lament ⓘ |
| imagery |
Sheol
ⓘ
darkness ⓘ pit ⓘ waves of affliction ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literaryFeature |
direct address to God
ⓘ
imagery of Sheol and the grave ⓘ repetition of cries for help ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Jewish liturgy ⓘ |
| notedFor |
absence of explicit expression of hope
ⓘ
intense personal suffering ⓘ unrelenting tone of lament and despair ⓘ |
| numberingInSeptuagintVulgate | Psalm 87 ⓘ |
| openingVerse | O LORD, God of my salvation, I cry out day and night before you ⓘ |
| partOf |
Psalms
ⓘ
surface form:
Book of Psalms
Tanakh ⓘ
surface form:
Hebrew Bible
Bible ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| positionInBook | 88 ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| sectionOfPsalms | Book III of Psalms ⓘ |
| superscription | A Song. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. For the director of music. According to mahalath leannoth. A maskil of Heman the Ezrahite. ⓘ |
| testament |
Bible
ⓘ
surface form:
Old Testament
|
| theme |
abandonment
ⓘ
death ⓘ divine silence ⓘ suffering ⓘ unanswered prayer ⓘ |
| tone |
dark
ⓘ
despairing ⓘ somber ⓘ |
| tradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Christian
Jewish ⓘ |
| verseCount | 18 ⓘ |
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Subject: Psalm 88 Description of subject: Psalm 88 is a somber biblical psalm noted for its unrelenting tone of lament and despair, often regarded as one of the darkest passages in the Book of Psalms.
Referenced by (3)
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Psalm 88 title