Verse 17
The dead do not give praise to the Lord; or those who go down to the underworld.
Referenced Verses
- Ps 6:5 : 5 For in death there is no memory of you; in the underworld who will give you praise?
- Ps 31:17 : 17 Let me not be shamed, O Lord, for I have made my prayer to you; let the sinners be shamed, and let their mouths be shut in the underworld.
- Ps 88:10-12 : 10 Will you do works of wonder for the dead? will the shades come back to give you praise? (Selah.) 11 Will the story of your mercy be given in the house of the dead? will news of your faith come to the place of destruction? 12 May there be knowledge of your wonders in the dark? or of your righteousness where memory is dead?
- Isa 38:18-19 : 18 For the underworld is not able to give you praise, death gives you no honour: for those who go down into the underworld there is no hope in your mercy. 19 The living, the living man, he will give you praise, as I do this day: the father will give the story of your mercy to his children.
- Ps 30:9 : 9 What profit is there in my blood if I go down into the underworld? will the dust give you praise, or be a witness to your help?
- 1 Sam 2:9 : 9 He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.