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Psalms 88:10

88:9 Mine eye mourneth by reason of affliction: LORD, I have called daily upon thee, I have stretched out my hands unto thee.
Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.

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Do you show wonders to the dead? Do the departed spirits rise up and praise you? Selah.

Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.

Will you show wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise you? Selah.

88:11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?

What does Psalms 88:10 mean?

Psalms 88:10 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include עָשָׂה (ʻâsâh), פֶּלֶא (peleʼ), מוּת (mûwth).

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Wilt
thou
shewעָשָׂהʻâsâh/aw-saw'/H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
wondersפֶּלֶאpeleʼ/peh'-leh/H6382a miracle
to
the
dead?מוּתmûwth/mooth/H4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
shall
the
deadרָפָאrâphâʼ/raw-faw'/H7496properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)
ariseקוּםqûwm/koom/H6965to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
and
praiseיָדָהyâdâh/yaw-daw'/H3034physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
thee?
Selah.סֶלָהçelâh/seh'-law/H5542suspension (of music), i.e. pause

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And Abraham stood up from before his dead, and spake unto the sons of Heth, saying,

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What does Psalms 88:10 say?

Psalms 88:10 (King James Version) reads: "Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah."

Is Psalms 88:10 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 88:10 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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