Psalms 88:11
Can your kindness be told in the grave, your faithfulness in the tomb?
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
In Context
10For the dead can you work wonders? Can the shades rise again to praise you? Selah
12Can your wonders be known in the darkness, or your help in the land of forgetfulness?
Cross References
Psalms 55:23But you, God, will hurl them down to the deepest pit. Bloody and treacherous people will not live out half their days; but I will trust you.
Romans 9:22And what if God, intending to reveal his displeasure and make his power known, bore most patiently with the objects of his displeasure, though they were fit only to be destroyed,
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 →