Psalms 88:12
(88:13) Shall thy wonders be acknowledged in the darkness? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
Leeser Tanakh
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 kindness be related in the grave? thy faithfulness in the place of corruption?
Cross References
Job 10:21Before I go, and return not, to the land of darkness and the shadow of death,
Psalms 88:5(88:6) Free among the dead, like the slain that dwell in the grave, whom thou rememberest no more; and those that are cut off by thy hand.
Ecclesiastes 2:16For there is no recollection of the wise any more than of the fool for ever: seeing that which hath long ago been will, in the days that are coming, all be forgotten. And how doth the wise die equally with the fool!
Ecclesiastes 9:5For the living know that they will die; but the dead know not the least; nor have they longer any reward; for their memory 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 →