Psalms 115:17

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 6:5 : 5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
  • Ps 31:17 : 17 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.
  • Ps 88:10-12 : 10 Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. 11 Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? 12 Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
  • Isa 38:18-19 : 18 For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. 19 The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
  • Ps 30:9 : 9 What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
  • 1 Sam 2:9 : 9 He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

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    18For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

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    12So man lieth down, and riseth not: till the heavens be no more, they shall not awake, nor be raised out of their sleep.

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    17For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

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