Psalms 88:11
Is your loving kindness declared in the grave? Or your faithfulness in Destruction?
World English Bible
In The King James Version
Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
In Context
10Do you show wonders to the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up and praise you? Selah.
12Are your wonders made known in the dark? Or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
Cross References
Job 26:6Sheol is naked before God, and Abaddon has no covering.
Psalms 55:23But you, God, will bring them down into the pit of destruction. Bloodthirsty and deceitful men shall not live out half their days, but I will trust in you.
Proverbs 15:11Sheol and Abaddon are before the LORD— how much more then the hearts of the children of men!
Ezekiel 37:3He said to me, “Son of man, can these bones live?” I answered, “Lord GOD, you know.”
Romans 9:22What if God, willing to show his wrath and to make his power known, endured with much patience vessels of wrath prepared for destruction,
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 →