Psalms 88:6

88:6 You place me in the lowest regions of the pit, ¹ 

in the dark places, in the watery depths.

Psalms 88:11-12

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 

[88:6]  ¹ tn The noun בּוֹר (bor, “pit,” “cistern”) is sometimes used of the grave and/or the realm of the dead. See v. 4.

[88:11]  ² tn Heb “in Abaddon,” a name for Sheol. The noun is derived from a verbal root meaning “to perish,” “to die.”

[88:12]  ³ tn Heb “known.”

[88:12]  ⁴ tn Heb “darkness,” here a title for Sheol.

[88:12]  ⁵ tn Heb “forgetfulness.” The noun, which occurs only here in the OT, is derived from a verbal root meaning “to forget.”