Psalms 88:12
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark, And thy justice in the land of forgetfulness?
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
In Context
11Shall thy goodness be declared in the grave, Or thy faithfulness in the place of corruption?
13To thee do I cry, O LORD! In the morning doth my cry come before thee.
Cross References
Job 10:21Before I go— whence I shall not return—To the land of darkness and death-shade,
Psalms 88:5I am left to myself among the dead, Like the slain who lie in the grave, Whom thou no more rememberest, And who are cut off from thy [[protecting]] hand.
Ecclesiastes 2:16For there is no remembrance of the wise man more than of the fool for ever; for in the days to come shall all have long been forgotten; and, alas! the wise man dieth, as well as the fool.
Ecclesiastes 9:5For the living know that they shall die; but the dead know not any thing, and there is no more to them any advantage, for their memory is forgotten.
Matthew 8:12But the sons of the kingdom will go out into the outer darkness; there will be wailing 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 →