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Psalms 88:10-12

Psalms 88

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10Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah

11Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon?

12Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?

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References and Original Words

Verse 10

Cross-references

Psalms 6:5Classic cross-references Ecclesiastes 9:5Classic cross-references Ecclesiastes 9:10Classic cross-references Psalms 115:17Classic cross-references Psalms 30:9Classic cross-references

Original words

Do You workתַּעֲשֶׂה־H6213Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularwondersפֶּ֑לֶאH6382Noun - masculine singular. . .אִם־H518Conjunctionfor the deadהֲלַמֵּתִ֥יםH4191Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralDo departed spiritsרְ֝פָאִ֗יםH7496Noun - masculine pluralrise upיָק֤וּמוּ׀H6965Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine pluralto praise Youיוֹד֬וּךָH3034Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | second person masculine singularSelahסֶּֽלָה׃H5542Interjection

Verse 11

Cross-references

Psalms 89:1Classic cross-references Job 10:21Classic cross-references

Original words

Can Your loving devotionחַסְדֶּ֑ךָH2617Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularbe proclaimedהַיְסֻפַּ֣רH5608Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singularin the graveבַּקֶּ֣בֶרH6913Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularYour faithfulnessאֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗H530Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularin Abaddonבָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃H11Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular

BSB notes

Abaddon means Destruction.

Verse 12

Cross-references

Ecclesiastes 9:5Classic cross-references Ecclesiastes 2:16Classic cross-references Job 10:22Classic cross-references Matthew 8:12Classic cross-references

Original words

Will Your wondersפִּלְאֶ֑ךָH6382Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singularbe knownהֲיִוָּדַ֣עH3045Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularin the darknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְH2822Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularor Your righteousnessוְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗H6666Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץH776Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular constructof oblivionנְשִׁיָּֽה׃H5388Noun - feminine singular

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