Psalms 88:11

88:10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.

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

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Is your loving kindness declared in the grave? Or your faithfulness in Destruction?

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

Shall your loving kindness be declared in the grave? or your faithfulness in destruction?

88:12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

What does Psalms 88:11 mean?

Psalms 88:11 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include חֵסֵד (chêçêd), סָפַר (çâphar), קֶבֶר (qeber).

Hebrew interlinear

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lovingkindnessחֵסֵדchêçêd/kheh'-sed/H2617kindness; by implication (towards God) piety; rarely (by opposition) reproof, or (subject.) beauty

declaredסָפַרçâphar/saw-far'/H5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate

the

grave?קֶבֶרqeber/keh'-ber/H6913a sepulchre

thy

faithfulnessאֱמוּנָהʼĕmûwnâh/em-oo-naw'/H530literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity

destruction?אֲבַדּוֹןʼăbaddôwn/ab-ad-done'/H11abstract, a perishing; concrete, Hades

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What does Psalms 88:11 say?

Psalms 88:11 (King James Version) reads: "Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?"

Is Psalms 88:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 88:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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As you read Psalms 88:11, what is one truth here you can carry into today?

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