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Psalms 88:10

Death and lossDoubt

8 You have removed my friends from me; You have made me repulsive to them; I am confined and cannot escape.

9 My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You.

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

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

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

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BSB
Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah
KJV
Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
WEB
Do you show wonders to the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up and praise you? Selah.
ASV
Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? Shall they that are decreased arise and praise thee? Selah
DARBY
Wilt thou do wonders to the dead? shall the shades arise and praise thee? Selah.
BLB
Will You work wonders for the dead? And if departed spirits rise up, do they thank You? Selah
ÅB
Mon du gjør undergjerninger for de døde, eller mon dødninger står opp og priser deg? Sela.
OTB
Vil du gjøre underverk for de døde?
Eller vil de avdøde ånder stå opp og prise deg?
Sela
B1930
Mon du gjør undergjerninger for de døde, eller mon dødninger står op og priser dig? Sela.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 26:19

    Your dead will live; their bodies will rise. Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust! For your dew is like the dew of the morning, and the earth will bring forth her dead.

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  • Psalms 6:5

    For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?

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  • Isaiah 38:18–19

    For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

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  • Psalms 30:9

    “What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?

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  • 1 Corinthians 15:52–57

    in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet. For the trumpet will sound, the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed.

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  • Mark 5:35–36

    While He was still speaking, messengers from the house of Jairus arrived and said, “Your daughter is dead; why bother the Teacher anymore?”

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  • Luke 7:12–16

    As He approached the town gate, He saw a dead man being carried out, the only son of his mother, and she was a widow. And a large crowd from the town was with her.

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  • Job 14:7–12

    For there is hope for a tree: If it is cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender shoots will not fail.

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