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Psalms 115:17

The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

The dead {H4191} praise {H1984} not the LORD {H3050}, neither any that go down {H3381} into silence {H1745}.

The dead can't praise ADONAI, not those who sink down into silence.

It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.

The dead praise not Jehovah, Neither any that go down into silence;

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 6:5 (9 votes)

    For in death [there is] no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
  • Psalms 88:10 (8 votes)

    ¶ Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise [and] praise thee? Selah.
  • Psalms 88:12 (8 votes)

    Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
  • Psalms 31:17 (7 votes)

    Let me not be ashamed, O LORD; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, [and] let them be silent in the grave.
  • Isaiah 38:18 (7 votes)

    For the grave cannot praise thee, death can [not] celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
  • Isaiah 38:19 (7 votes)

    The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I [do] this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
  • Psalms 30:9 (6 votes)

    What profit [is there] in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
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