Psalms 88:12 - Exposition

Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? (compare above, Psalms 88:10 ). And thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness? "The land of forgetfulness," or "of oblivion," is another name for Hades, or Sheol—not that there are supposed to be no memories of the past in it ( Isaiah 14:16 , Isaiah 14:17 ), but that all is faint and shadowy there, consciousness but a half-consciousness, remembrance but a half-remembrance.