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Will your loyal loveהַ חַסְדֶּךָbe recountedיְסֻפַּרin the grave,בַּקֶּבֶרyour faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתְךָin Abaddon?בָּאֲבַדּוֹן
Psalms 88:11
Study it in the app“Will your loyal love be recounted in the grave, your faithfulness in Abaddon?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 88:11, word by word
- Will your loyal loveחַסְדֶּchasde
loyal love
God's steadfast kindness, true to his covenant, never forsaking.
Where else “chasde” appears- be recountedיְסֻפַּרyesupar
recount
To relate, declare: the heavens proclaim the glory of El.
Where else “yesupar” appears- in the graveקֶּבֶרkever
tomb
Tomb, grave.
Where else “kever” appears- your faithfulnessאֱמוּנָתְemunat
faithfulness
Being dependable, always keeping one's word, like YHWH.
Where else “emunat” appears- in Abaddonאֲבַדּוֹןavadon
Abaddon, destruction
Abaddon: "destruction, ruin." A name of the place of the dead, alongside "Sheol." In the New Testament the name appears again in Revelation 9:11.
Where else “avadon” appears
Translation note
“Abaddon”: “place of destruction,” another name for the abode of the dead (Job 26:6).
The context
10Will you do wonders for the dead? Or will the shades rise and give you thanks? Selah.
11 · This verse (above)
12Will your wonder be known in the darkness, and your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?