Psalms 88:10 meaning and explanation

Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah

Psalms 88:10, Berean Standard Bible

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Psalm 88 is a lament by Heman the Ezrahite, a man who feels God has turned against him and who now stands near death. In verse 10 he presses a question shaped by the Old Testament view that the grave, Sheol, was a silent place where the dead could not praise God or witness his wonders.

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