88:6 You place me in the lowest regions of the pit, 1
in the dark places, in the watery depths.
88:11 Is your loyal love proclaimed in the grave,
or your faithfulness in the place of the dead? 2
88:12 Are your amazing deeds experienced 3 in the dark region, 4
or your deliverance in the land of oblivion? 5
1 tn The noun בּוֹר (bor, “pit,” “cistern”) is sometimes used of the grave and/or the realm of the dead. See v. 4.
2 tn Heb “in Abaddon,” a name for Sheol. The noun is derived from a verbal root meaning “to perish,” “to die.”
3 tn Heb “known.”
4 tn Heb “darkness,” here a title for Sheol.
5 tn Heb “forgetfulness.” The noun, which occurs only here in the OT, is derived from a verbal root meaning “to forget.”