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Psalms 115:17

Psalms 115:17 is verse 17 of Psalms chapter 115, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

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

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

The dead don’t praise Yah, nor any who go down into silence,

Psalms 115:15–18 · Berean Standard Bible

15 May you be blessed by the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth.

16 The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind.

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

18 But it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!

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Psalms 6:5
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?

Psalms 30:9
“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?

Psalms 88:10
Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah

Psalms 88:11
Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon ?

Psalms 88:12
Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?

Isaiah 38:18
For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

Isaiah 38:19
The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.

Psalms 31:17
O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.

1 Samuel 2:9
He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.