Psalms 88:12
(88-13) Shall Thy wonders be known in the dark? and Thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
In Context
11(88-12) Shall Thy mercy be declared in the grave? or Thy faithfulness in destruction?
Cross References
Job 10:21Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;
Psalms 88:5(88-6) Set apart among the dead, like the slain that lie in the grave, whom Thou rememberest no more; and they are cut off from Thy hand.
Ecclesiastes 2:16For of the wise man, even as of the fool, there is no remembrance for ever; seeing that in the days to come all will long ago have been forgotten. And how must the wise man die even as the fool!
Ecclesiastes 9:5For the living know that they shall die; but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
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 →