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Psalm 88

Psa. 88:10 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Wiltp thou show
`asah (Hebrew #6213)
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application (as follows)
KJV usage: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, X certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, + displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, + feast, (fight-)ing man, + finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, + hinder, hold ((a feast)), X indeed, + be industrious, + journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, + officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, X sacrifice, serve, set, shew, X sin, spend, X surely, take, X thoroughly, trim, X very, + vex, be (warr-)ior, work(-man), yield, use.
Pronounce: aw-saw'
Origin: a primitive root
wonders
pele' (Hebrew #6382)
a miracle
KJV usage: marvellous thing, wonder(-ful, -fully).
Pronounce: peh'-leh
Origin: from 6381
to the dead
muwth (Hebrew #4191)
causatively, to kill
KJV usage: X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), X must needs, slay, X surely, X very suddenly, X in (no) wise.
Pronounce: mooth
Origin: a primitive root: to die (literally or figuratively)
? shall the dead
rapha' (Hebrew #7496)
properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)
KJV usage: dead, deceased.
Pronounce: raw-faw'
Origin: from 7495 in the sense of 7503
arise
quwm (Hebrew #6965)
to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative)
KJV usage: abide, accomplish, X be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, X be dim, endure, X enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, X but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-)rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-)stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, - rising).
Pronounce: koom
Origin: a primitive root
and praise
yadah (Hebrew #3034)
used only as denominative from 3027; literally, to use (i.e. hold out) the hand; physically, to throw (a stone, an arrow) at or away; especially to revere or worship (with extended hands); intensively, to bemoan (by wringing the hands)
KJV usage: cast (out), (make) confess(-ion), praise, shoot, (give) thank(-ful, -s, -sgiving).
Pronounce: yaw-daw'
Origin: a primitive root
thee? Selah
celah (Hebrew #5542)
suspension (of music), i.e. pause
KJV usage: Selah.
Pronounce: seh'-law
Origin: from 5541
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Isa. 38:18• 18For not Sheol shall praise thee, nor death celebrate thee; they that go down into the pit do not hope for thy truth. (Isa. 38:18)

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Cross References

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Wilt thou.The interrogations in these verses imply the strongest negations.
Psa. 6:5• 5For in death there is no remembrance of thee; in Sheol who shall give thanks unto thee? (Psa. 6:5)
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Psa. 30:9• 9What profit is there in my blood, in my going down to the pit? shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth? (Psa. 30:9)
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Psa. 115:17• 17The dead praise not Jah, neither any that go down into silence; (Psa. 115:17)
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Psa. 118:17• 17I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of Jah. (Psa. 118:17)
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Isa. 38:18‑19• 18For not Sheol shall praise thee, nor death celebrate thee; they that go down into the pit do not hope for thy truth.
 19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth. (Isa. 38:18‑19)
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Mark 5:35‑36• 35While he was yet speaking, they come from the ruler of the synagogue's house, saying, Thy daughter has died, why troublest thou the teacher any further?
 36But Jesus immediately, having heard the word spoken, says to the ruler of the synagogue, Fear not; only believe. (Mark 5:35‑36)
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Job 14:7‑12• 7For there is hope for a tree: if it be cut down, it will sprout again, and its tender branch will not cease;
 8Though its root grow old in the earth, and its stock die in the ground,
 9Yet through the scent of water it will bud, and put forth boughs like a young plant.
 10But a man dieth, and is prostrate; yea, man expireth, and where is he?
 11The waters recede from the lake, and the river wasteth and drieth up:
 12So man lieth down, and riseth not again; till the heavens be no more, they do not awake, nor are raised out of their sleep. (Job 14:7‑12)
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Isa. 26:19• 19Thy dead shall live, my dead bodies shall arise. Awake and sing in triumph, ye that dwell in dust; for thy dew is the dew of the morning, and the earth shall cast forth the dead. (Isa. 26:19)
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Ezek. 37:1‑14• 1The hand of Jehovah was upon me, and Jehovah carried me out in the Spirit, and set me down in the midst of a valley; and it was full of bones.
 2And he caused me to pass by them round about; and behold, there were very many in the open valley; and behold, they were very dry.
 3And he said unto me, Son of man, Shall these bones live? And I said, Lord Jehovah, thou knowest.
 4And he said unto me, Prophesy over these bones, and say unto them, Ye dry bones, hear the word of Jehovah.
 5Thus saith the Lord Jehovah unto these bones: Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.
 6And I will put sinews upon you, and will bring up flesh upon you, and cover you with skin, and put breath in you, and ye shall live: and ye shall know that I am Jehovah.
 7And I prophesied as I was commanded; and as I prophesied, there was a noise, and behold a rustling, and the bones came together, bone to its bone.
 8And I looked, and behold, sinews and flesh came up upon them, and the skin covered them over; but there was no breath in them.
 9And he said unto me, Prophesy unto the wind, prophesy, son of man, and say to the wind, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Come from the four winds, O breath, and breathe upon these slain, that they may live.
 10And I prophesied as he had commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they lived, and stood up upon their feet, an exceeding great army.
 11And he said unto me, Son of man, these bones are the whole house of Israel. Behold, they say, Our bones are dried, and our hope is lost: we are cut off!
 12Therefore prophesy and say unto them, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I will open your graves, and cause you to come up out of your graves, O my people, and bring you into the land of Israel.
 13And ye shall know that I am Jehovah, when I have opened your graves, and have caused you to come up out of your graves, O my people.
 14And I will put my Spirit in you, and ye shall live, and I will place you in your own land: and ye shall know that I Jehovah have spoken, and have done it, saith Jehovah. (Ezek. 37:1‑14)
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Luke 7:12‑16• 12And as he drew near to the gate of the city, behold, a dead man was carried out, the only son of his mother, and she a widow, and a very considerable crowd of the city was with her.
 13And the Lord, seeing her, was moved with compassion for her, and said to her, Weep not;
 14and coming up he touched the bier, and the bearers stopped. And he said, Youth, I say to thee, Wake up.
 15And the dead sat up and began to speak; and he gave him to his mother.
 16And fear seized on all, and they glorified God, saying, A great prophet has been raised up amongst us; and God has visited his people. (Luke 7:12‑16)
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1 Cor. 15:52‑57• 52in an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and *we* shall be changed.
 53For this corruptible must needs put on incorruptibility, and this mortal put on immortality.
 54But when this corruptible shall have put on incorruptibility, and this mortal shall have put on immortality, then shall come to pass the word written: Death has been swallowed up in victory.
 55Where, O death, is thy sting? where, O death, thy victory?
 56Now the sting of death is sin, and the power of sin the law;
 57but thanks to God, who gives us the victory by our Lord Jesus Christ. (1 Cor. 15:52‑57)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Wilt thou do wondersl to the dead? shall the shadesm arise and praise thee? Selah.

JND Translation Notes

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Lit. "wonder."
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Or "the dead," as Job 26.5; Prov. 2.18; Isa. 14.9; not the same as "dead" in this verse.