Psalm 115:17
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
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Cross references
- Psalm 6:5 For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
- Isaiah 38:18–19 For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. The living, only the living, can thank You, as I do today; fathers will tell their children about Your faithfulness.
- Psalm 88:10–12 Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon? Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?