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Psalms 88:12 Cross-References
Explore 10 cross-references for Psalms 88:12 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 88 verse 12 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?”
Psalms 88:12 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 88:12
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? (הַיִּוָּדַע בַּחֹשֶׁךְ פִּלְאֶךָ, hayivada vachoshekh pilekha)—Darkness here is both literal (the darkness of Sheol) and metaphorical (spiritual darkness, ignorance, despair). Can God's miraculous works be known in such darkness? And thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? (וְצִדְקָתְךָ בְּאֶרֶץ נְשִׁיָּה, vetzidkarekha be-eretz neshiyah)—The "land of forgetfulness" is Sheol, where the dead forget and are forgotten. Can God's righteousness be recognized there?These rhetorical questions assume the answer "No"—driving home the urgency of the psalm...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 88:12
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“but the dead don't know anything”
“like the slain who lie in the grave”
“And so I saw the wicked buried”
“I am forgotten as a dead man out of mind: I am like a broken vessel.”
“foaming out their own shame; wandering stars”
“even as of the fool”
“to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;”
“and see distress”
“as those who have been long dead.”