If you're looking for the "happily ever after" part of the Bible, Psalm 88 is definitely not the place to find it. It is widely considered the darkest, most sorrowful psalm in the entire collection. While most psalms of lament end with a glimmer of hope or a "but God" moment, Psalm 88 ends with the word "darkness. The Nature of His Suffering Heman doesn't describe a single bad day; he describes a lifetime of misery. His story is defined by three specific layers of pain: 1. Lifelong Affliction 2. Social Isolation. 3. Spiritual Desertion.