Psalms
Psalm 88:11–12
11Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave,
Your faithfulness in Abaddonc?
12Will Your wonders be known in the darkness,
or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
Footnotes
- c 88:11 Abaddon means Destruction.
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.
Psalm 88:11
| 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 |
Psalm 88:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Your wonders | פִּלְאֶ֑ךָ | pil·’e·ḵā | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6382 wonder |
| be known | הֲיִוָּדַ֣ע | hă·yiw·wā·ḏa‘ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| in the darkness | בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ | ba·ḥō·šeḵ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2822 darkness, obscurity |
| or Your righteousness | וְ֝צִדְקָתְךָ֗ | wə·ṣiḏ·qā·ṯə·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H6666 righteousness |
| in the land | בְּאֶ֣רֶץ | bə·’e·reṣ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H776 earth, land |
| of oblivion | נְשִׁיָּֽה׃ | nə·šî·yāh | Noun - feminine singular | H5388 forgetfulness, oblivion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 88:11 Proverbs 15:11
Psalm 88:12 Ecclesiastes 9:5 · Matthew 8:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.