Psalms 88:12
\88:11\Will the story of your mercy be given in the house of the dead? will news of your faith come to the place of destruction?
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
In Context
Cross References
Job 10:21Before I go to the place from which I will not come back, to the land where all is dark and black,
Psalms 88:5\88:4\I am numbered among those who go down into the earth; I have become like a man for whom there is no help:
Ecclesiastes 2:16Of the wise man, as of the foolish man, there is no memory for ever, seeing that those who now are will have gone from memory in the days to come. See how death comes to the wise as to the foolish!
Ecclesiastes 9:5The living are conscious that death will come to them, but the dead are not conscious of anything, and they no longer have a reward, because there is no memory of them.
Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom will be put out into the dark, and there will be weeping and cries of pain.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 88:11-18
Pleading with God. 10 Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. 11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? 12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? 13 But unto thee have I cried, O Lord ; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee. 14 Lord , why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me? 15 I am afflicted and ready to die from my youth up: while I suffer… Read the whole commentary →