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Psalm 88:10-12 KJV
Psalms · chapter 88 · verses 10–12
10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. 11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? 12Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?Psalm 88:10-12 · King James Version
Psalm 88:10-12 in context
8Thou hast put away mine acquaintance far from me; thou hast made me an abomination unto them: I am shut up, and I cannot come forth.
9Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
12Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
13But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.
14LORD, why castest thou off my soul? why hidest thou thy face from me?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- lovingkindnesschêçêdkindnessH2617 →
- righteousnesstsᵉdâqâhrightness , subjectively , objectively , morally or figurativelyH6666 →
- faithfulnessʼĕmûwnâhliterally firmnessH530 →
- declaredçâpharproperly, to score with a mark as a tally or recordH5608 →
- wonderspeleʼa miracleH6382 →
- praiseyâdâhphysically, to throw at or awayH3034 →
- ariseqûwmto riseH6965 →
- graveqebera sepulchreH6913 →
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In these verses, I. The psalmist expostulates with God concerning the present deplorable condition he was in (Psa 88:10-12): "Wilt thou do a miraculous work to the dead, and raise them to life again? Shall those that are dead and buried rise up to praise thee? No;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 10-18