Psalms 88:10

With the Hebrew beneath

Psalms 88:10, word by word

Will you doתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “taase” appears

wondersפֶּלֶאpele

wonder

Wonder: something only God can do.

Where else “pele” appears

for the deadמֵּתִיםmetim

die

To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.

Where else “metim” appears

will the shadesרְפָאִיםrefaim

shades, the dead

The shades: the dead who are in Sheol. Only plural. It is a different word, though spelled the same, from the one that names the ancient people of the Rephaim.

Where else “refaim” appears

riseיָקוּמוּyakumu

rise

To go from sitting or lying to standing, or to set out.

Where else “yakumu” appears

and give you thanksיוֹדוּyodu

give thanks

To thank YHWH and praise him aloud for what he did.

Where else “yodu” appears

Selahסֶּלָהsela

Selah

Selah: a word found at the end of some stanzas of the psalms. It is probably a direction for the music or a pause; its exact sense is unknown, so it is left in Hebrew.

Where else “sela” appears

Translation note

“The shades”: the dead in Sheol.

The context