Psalms 88:12 A Cry for Help in a Time of Despair

12 Are your wonders known in the place of darkness,
or your righteous deeds in the land of oblivion?

Meaning of Psalms 88:12

Psalms 88:12 poignantly questions if God's wonders can be known in the place of darkness, underscoring the depths of human despair. Yet, in this profound anguish, there's an implicit longing for divine revelation—a powerful reminder that even in our darkest moments, we yearn for God's light and truth.

Cross References for Psalms 88:12

Isaiah 8:22 - Then they will look toward the earth and see only distress and darkness and fearful gloom, and ... Click to read the verse Isaiah 8:22 Click to read the verse Isaiah 8:22

Ecclesiastes 9:5 - For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; they have no further reward,... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:5 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 9:5

Psalms 31:12 - I am forgotten by them as though I were dead; I have become like broken pottery. Click to read the verse Psalms 31:12 Click to read the verse Psalms 31:12

Jude 1:13 - They are wild waves of the sea, foaming up their shame; wandering stars, for whom blackest dark... Click to read the verse Jude 1:13 Click to read the verse Jude 1:13

Matthew 8:12 - But the subjects of the kingdom will be thrown outside, into the darkness, where there will be ... Click to read the verse Matthew 8:12 Click to read the verse Matthew 8:12

Ecclesiastes 8:10 - Then too, I saw the wicked buried—those who used to come and go from the holy place and receive... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:10 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 8:10

Job 10:21-22 - before I go to the place of no return, to the land of gloom and deep shadow, Click to read the verse Job 10:21-22 Click to read the verse Job 10:21-22

Job 10:22 - to the land of deepest night, of deep shadow and disorder, where even the light is like darkness.” Click to read the verse Job 10:22 Click to read the verse Job 10:22

Psalms 143:3 - The enemy pursues me, he crushes me to the ground; he makes me dwell in darkness like those lon... Click to read the verse Psalms 143:3 Click to read the verse Psalms 143:3

Ecclesiastes 2:16 - For the wise man, like the fool, will not be long remembered; in days to come both will be forg... Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:16 Click to read the verse Ecclesiastes 2:16

Psalms 88:5 - I am set apart with the dead, like the slain who lie in the grave, whom you remember no more, w... Click to read the verse Psalms 88:5 Click to read the verse Psalms 88:5