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Psalms 88:12

88:11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?
Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

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Are your wonders made known in the dark? Or your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

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

Shall your wonders be known in the dark? and your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

88:13 But unto thee have I cried, O LORD; and in the morning shall my prayer prevent thee.

What does Psalms 88:12 mean?

Psalms 88:12 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include פֶּלֶא (peleʼ), יָדַע (yâdaʻ), חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek).

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Shall
thy
wondersפֶּלֶאpeleʼ/peh'-leh/H6382a miracle
be
knownיָדַעyâdaʻ/yaw-dah'/H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
in
the
dark?חֹשֶׁךְchôshek/kho-shek'/H2822the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness
and
thy
righteousnessצְדָקָהtsᵉdâqâh/tsed-aw-kaw'/H6666rightness (abstractly), subjectively (rectitude), objectively (justice), morally (virtue) or figuratively (prosperity)
in
the
landאֶרֶץʼerets/eh'-rets/H776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)
of
forgetfulness?נְשִׁיָּהnᵉshîyâh/nesh-ee-yaw'/H5388oblivion

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 88:12.

Genesis 1:2

And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.

Genesis 18:19

For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.

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What does Psalms 88:12 say?

Psalms 88:12 (King James Version) reads: "Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?"

Is Psalms 88:12 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 88:12 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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