Psalms 88:12
Shall any one in the sepulchre declare thy mercy: and thy truth in destruction?
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
In Context
11Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? or shall physicians raise to life, and give praise to thee?
13Shall thy wonders be known in the dark; and thy justice in the land of forgetfulness?
Cross References
Job 10:21Before I go, and return no more, to a land that is dark and covered with the mist of death:
Psalms 88:5I am counted among them that go down to the pit: I am become as a man without help,
Ecclesiastes 2:16For there shall be no remembrance of the wise no more than of the fool for ever, and the times to come shall cover all things together with oblivion: the learned dieth in like manner as the unlearned.
Ecclesiastes 9:5For the living know that they shall die, but the dead know nothing more, neither have they a reward any more: for the memory of them is forgotten.
Matthew 8:12But the children of the kingdom shall be cast out into the exterior darkness: there shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
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 →