Psalms 88:12
Are the wonderful things you do known in the darkness? Is your goodness known in the land of forgetfulness?
Free Bible Version
In The King James Version
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
In Context
13But I cry out to you for help; every morning I pray to you.
Cross References
Job 10:21before I go to where I shall never return from, the land of darkness and the shadow of death—
Psalms 88:5I am abandoned among the dead, lying like a corpse in the grave, forgotten and beyond your care.
Ecclesiastes 2:16Nobody remembers the wise or the fool for very long—in the future everything will be forgotten. Whether wise or foolish, they both die.
Ecclesiastes 9:5The living are conscious of the fact that they're going to die, but the dead have no consciousness of anything. They don't receive any further benefit; they're forgotten.
Matthew 8:12But the heirs of the kingdom will be thrown out into utter darkness where there will be weeping and grinding 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 →