Psalm 88:12

• §633Paragraph 1 · Christ Descended into HellRead at vatican.va

  “Scripture calls the abode of the dead, to which the dead Christ went down, "hell" - Sheol in Hebrew or Hades in Greek - because those who are there are deprived of the vision of God.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Phil 2:10; Acts 2:24; Rev 1:18; Eph 4:9; Pss 6:6; 88:11-13.

Augustine of Hippo

• Augustine of Hippo, Expositions on the Psalms Psalm 88

  ““Shall thy wondrous works be known in the dark, and thy righteousness in the land where all things are forgotten?” (ver. 12), the dark answers to the land of forgetfulness: for the unbelieving are meant by the dark, as the Apostle saith, “For ye were sometimes darkness;” and…” — the author cites it

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Aphrahat

• Aphrahat, Select Demonstrations Demonstration 8

  “David also proclaimed, saying:—For lo! for the dead Thou workest wonderful things, and the mighty ones shall rise and make confession unto Thee, and those that are in the tombs shall recount Thy grace.” — editor's note: Ps. lxxxviii. 10, 11, 12. (Pesh.)

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