Psalms

Psalm 88:10–11

¹⁰Do You work wonders for the dead?

Do departed spirits rise up to praise You?

Selah

¹¹Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave,

Your faithfulness in Abaddon^c?

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do You work	תַּעֲשֶׂה־	ta·‘ă·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
wonders	פֶּ֑לֶא	pe·le	Noun - masculine singular	H6382 wonder
for the dead	הֲלַמֵּתִ֥ים	hă·lam·mê·ṯîm	Preposition-l, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H4191 die
Do departed spirits	רְ֝פָאִ֗ים	rə·p̄ā·’îm	Noun - masculine plural	H7496 lax, ghost, dead
rise up	יָק֤וּמוּ׀	yā·qū·mū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
to praise You	יוֹד֬וּךָ	yō·w·ḏū·ḵā	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; second person masculine singular	H3034 throw, cast
Selah	סֶּֽלָה׃	se·lāh	Interjection	H5542 lift up

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Can Your loving devotion	חַסְדֶּ֑ךָ	ḥas·de·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2617 goodness, kindness
be proclaimed	הַיְסֻפַּ֣ר	hay·sup·par	Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5608 count
in the grave	בַּקֶּ֣בֶר	baq·qe·ḇer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6913 grave, sepulchre
Your faithfulness	אֱ֝מֽוּנָתְךָ֗	’ĕ·mū·nā·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H530 firmness, steadfastness, fidelity
in Abaddon	בָּאֲבַדּֽוֹן׃	bā·’ă·ḇad·dō·wn	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H11 Destruction, Ruin, 'Abaddon

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 88:10 Psalm 6:5 · Isaiah 26:19 · Isaiah 38:18–19 · Psalm 30:9 · 1 Corinthians 15:52–57 · Mark 5:35–36

Psalm 88:11 Proverbs 15:11

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.