PSA 88:10 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX (PSA 87:11) Μὴ τοῖς νεκροῖς ποιήσεις θαυμάσια, ἢ ἰατροὶ ἀναστήσουσι καὶ ἐξομολογήσονταί σοι;
(Maʸ tois nekrois poiaʸseis thaumasia, aʸ iatroi anastaʸsousi kai exomologaʸsontai soi;)

BrTr (PSA 87:11) Wilt thou work wonders for the dead? or shall [fn]physicians raise them up, that they shall praise thee?

ULT Will you do a wonder for the ones having died?
⇔ Or will the Raphaites arise? Will they thank you? Selah

UST If I were to die, it would be too late for you to do a miracle to help me.
⇔ Dead people do not come back to life and praise you! Selah

BSB & MSB Do You work wonders for the dead?
⇔ Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah

OEB ⇔ For the dead can you work wonders?
⇔ Can the shades rise again to praise you? Selah

WEBBE & WMBB Do you show wonders to the dead?
⇔ Do the departed spirits rise up and praise you? Selah.

NET Do you accomplish amazing things for the dead?
⇔ Do the departed spirits rise up and give you thanks? (Selah)

LSV Do You do wonders to the dead? Does Rephaim rise? Do they thank You? Selah.

FBV Do you do miracles among the dead? Do the dead stand up to praise you? Selah.

T4T ⇔ You certainly do not [RHQ] perform miracles for dead people!
⇔ Their spirits do not [RHQ] arise to praise you!
⇔ (Think about that!)

LEB • Do you work wonders[fn] for the dead?
• Or do the departed spirits[fn] rise up to praise you? Selah

88:? Hebrew “wonder”

88:? Hebrew rephaim, sometimes translated “shades”; the weakened state of those who have died

BBE Will you do works of wonder for the dead? will the shades come back to give you praise? (Selah.)

Moff Canst thou work wonders for the dead?
⇔ Can ghosts arise to praise thee?

JPS (PSA 88:11) (88-12) Shall Thy mercy be declared in the grave? or Thy faithfulness in destruction?

ASV Wilt thou show wonders to the dead?
⇔ Shall they that are deceased arise and praise thee? [Selah

DRA (PSA 87:11) Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? or shall physicians raise to life, and give praise to thee?

YLT To the dead dost Thou do wonders? Do Rephaim rise? do they thank Thee? Selah.

Drby Wilt thou do wonders to the dead? shall the shades arise and praise thee? Selah.

RV Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall they that are deceased arise and praise thee? Selah
(Wilt/Will thou/you show wonders to the dead? shall they that are deceased arise and praise thee/you? Selah)

SLT Wilt thou do wonder to the dead? if the shades shall arise, shall they praise thee? Silence.

Wbstr Wilt thou show wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.

KJB-1769 ⇔ Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
( ⇔ Wilt/Will thou/you show wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee/you? Selah.)

KJB-1611 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shal the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above)

Bshps Wylt thou worke a miracle amongst the dead? or shal the dead rise vp againe and acknowledge thee? Selah.
(Wilt/Will thou/you work a miracle among the dead? or shall the dead rise up again and acknowledge thee/you? Selah.)

Gnva Wilt thou shewe a miracle to the dead? or shall the dead rise and prayse thee? Selah.
(Wilt/Will thou/you show a miracle to the dead? or shall the dead rise and praise thee/you? Selah.)

Cvdl Doest thou shewe wonders amonge the deed? Can the physicias rayse them vp agayne, that they maye prayse the?
(Dost/Do thou/you show wonders among the deed? Can the physicians raise them up again, that they may praise the?)

Wycl (PSA 87:11) Whethir thou schalt do merueils to deed men; ether leechis schulen reise, and thei schulen knouleche to thee?
(Whether thou/you shalt/shall do marvels to dead men; either physicians should raise, and they should knowledge to thee/you?)

Luth (PSA 88:11) Wirst du denn unter den Toten Wunder tun, oder werden die Verstorbenen aufstehen und dir danken? Sela.
(Will you(sg) because/than under the killing(n) miracle/wonder do/put, or become the Deceased_(one) stand_up and you/to_you(sg) thank? Sela.)

ClVg (PSA 87:11) Numquid mortuis facies mirabilia? aut medici suscitabunt, et confitebuntur tibi?[fn]
(Is_it dead faces wonderful_things? or doctors they_will_awaken, and they_will_confess to_you?)

87.11 Nunquid mortuis. Mortuos corde dicit, quibus fiunt quidem miracula Christi, sed non prosunt eis: mortuis enim corpore facta sunt mirabilia, cum quidam revixerunt. Et cum Dominus infernum penetravit, atque inde victor mortis ascendit, magnum factum est mortuis miraculum. Nunquid mortuis. CASS. Quibus non prosunt opera sua ostendit. Aut medici suscitabunt, etc. AUG. In Hebræo non medici, etc., usque ad: Nemo potest venire ad me, nisi Pater traxerit eum.

87.11 It_is_true dead. The_dead heart he_says, to_whom are_made indeed miracles Christi, but not/no they_are_useful to_them: dead because body facts are wonderful_things, when/with some they_lived_again. And when/with Master hell penetrated, and_yet therefore/from_there victor of_death went_up, magnum done it_is dead miracle. It_is_true dead. CASS. To_whom not/no they_are_useful works his_own he_showed. Or doctors they_will_awaken, etc. AUG. In Hebrew not/no doctors, etc., until to: Nobody can to_come to me, except Father/Chief may_have_dragged him.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ⁠לַ⁠מֵּתִ֥ים תַּעֲשֶׂה־פֶּ֑לֶא

(Some words not found in UHB: for,the,[people]? you(ms)_will_make wonders if departed_spirits rise_up will,they_give_thanks_to_you? selah )

The psalmist is using the question form to express his belief that God does not do wonders for the dead. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [You do not do a wonder for the ones having died.]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / abstractnouns

פֶּ֑לֶא

(Some words not found in UHB: for,the,[people]? you(ms)_will_make wonders if departed_spirits rise_up will,they_give_thanks_to_you? selah )

If your language does not use an abstract noun for the idea of wonder, you could express the same idea in another way. Alternate translation: [a wonderful thing]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

אִם־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים יָק֤וּמוּ

if departed_spirits rise_up

If the connection between this statement and the previous one is not clear, you may want to use a different connecting word to show how this statement relates to what comes before it. Alternate translation: [And will the Raphaites arise?]

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

אִם־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים יָק֤וּמוּ

if departed_spirits rise_up

The psalmist is using the question form to express his belief that the Raphaites do not arise. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [The Raphaites will certainly not arise!]

Note 5 topic: translate-names

רְ֝פָאִ֗ים

departed_spirits

The word Raphaites is the name of a people group. Here it refers to the spirits of the dead in Sheol.

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

יוֹד֬וּ⁠ךָ

will,they_give_thanks_to_you?

The psalmist is using the question form to express his belief that the dead do not thank God. If a speaker of your language would not use the question form for that purpose, you could translate this as a statement or as an exclamation. Alternate translation: [They will certainly not thank you!]

Parallel PSA 88:10