Psalms 88:12
Shall thy wonderous workes be knowen in the darke? and thy righteousnes in the land of obliuion?
Geneva Bible 1599
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 louing kindenes be declared in the graue? or thy faithfulnes in destruction?
13But vnto thee haue I cryed, O Lord, and early shall my prayer come before thee.
Cross References
Job 10:21Before I goe and shall not returne, euen to the land of darkenesse and shadow of death:
Psalms 88:5Free among the dead, like the slaine lying in the graue, whome thou remembrest no more, and they are cut off from thine hand.
Ecclesiastes 2:16For there shalbe no remembrance of the wise, nor of the foole for euer: for that that now is, in the dayes to come shall all be forgotten. And howe dyeth the wise man, as doeth the foole?
Ecclesiastes 9:5For the liuing knowe that they shall dye, but the dead knowe nothing at all: neither haue they any more a rewarde: for their remembrance is forgotten.
Matthew 8:12And the children of the kingdome shall be cast out into vtter darkenes: there shalbe weeping 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 →