CrossWay Church

Psalm 6: The Dark Night of the Soul

I) Be honest with God about your pain.

A) David faced many difficult situations.

1) Saul and Absalom hunted him down and tried to ________ him.

2) David lost a __________.

3) David was _________________ about his sin.


B) Suffering can impact us in a number of ways.

1) We can suffer ________________.

2) We can suffer _________________.

3) We can suffer _________________.


What trials stir up these same kinds of feelings in you?





II) Ask God to act on our behalf!

A) Cry out for _________________!

1) The psalmist asked God to spare him from his __________.

2) The psalmist understood that God can bring good from our __________ circumstances.


B) Cry out for ______________________!

1) The psalmist based this request on God’s ________________ love!

2) The psalmist expressed a desire to give God _____________.




III) Declare your assurance in God's strength and forgiveness.

A) Combats _________ and evil.


B) Remind ourselves that the Lord knows our __________ and hears our cry for mercy.


C) Reminds ourselves that God will some day ______________ us!


D) Christ quotes Psalm 6:3 in John 12:27 when he predicts his own ____.

1) Christ’s death displayed God’s covenantal ________ and mercy.

2) Christ’s death crushed the _________ of sin and death.