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A Plea to Praise God
The psalmist asks a series of desperate, rhetorical questions. Commentators explain that from an Old Testament perspective, the grave was a place of silence and destruction where God's praises could not be sung. The plea is essentially, 'Save me from death, so I can continue to be a living witness to Your goodness and faithfulness on earth.'
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Albert Barnes
On Psalms 88:11
18th Century
Theologian
Shall thy loving-kindness be declared in the grave? — Your goodness; your mercy. Will anyone make it known there? Will it be celebrated th…
Charles Ellicott
On Psalms 88:10–12
19th Century
Bishop
These verses probably contain the prayer uttered with the “stretched-out hands.”
Charles Spurgeon
On Psalm 88:11–12
19th Century
Preacher
He pleads that, if he dies, he will not be able to proclaim the mercy of the Lord. God will lose a singer from his earthly choir, a witness from hi…
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John Gill
On Psalms 88:11
17th Century
Pastor
Shall your lovingkindness be declared in the grave ?
&c.] Where he saw himself now going, and where should he be det…
Matthew Henry
On Psalms 88:10–18
17th Century
Minister
Departed souls may declare God's faithfulness, justice, and lovingkindness; but deceased bodies can neither receive God's favors in comfort, nor re…