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Psalms 88:10-12

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
— D.L. Moody

Scripture focus

10. Wilt thou shew 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?

Psalms 88:10-12 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Psalms 88:10

Theological / Devotional

Dead. Heb. repha’im (see on Job 26:5). In Ugaritic (see p. 618) rphwm also means “dead.” The psalmist seems to reason thus with God: Why dost Thou condemn me to death when Thy power and goodness cannot be demonstrated in the grave (see Job 10:21, 22)?

Selah. See p. 629.

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