Psalms 115:17

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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

WEB

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

ASV

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

LSV

The dead do not praise YAH, || Nor any going down to silence.

YLT

The dead praise not Jah, Nor any going down to silence.

DBY

The dead praise not Jah, neither any that go down into silence;

DRC113:25

The dead shall not praise thee, O Lord: nor any of them that go down to hell.

GNV

The dead prayse not the Lord, neither any that goe downe into the place of silence.

JPS

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

LXXE113:25

The dead shall not praise thee, O Lord, nor any that go down to Hades.

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Original-language editions

WLC

לֹ֣א הַ֭מֵּתִים יְהַֽלְלוּ־יָ֑הּ וְ֝לֹ֗א כָּל־יֹרְדֵ֥י דוּמָֽה׃

LXX-Br113:25

Οὐχ οἱ νεκροὶ αἰνέσουσί σε Κύριε, οὐδὲ πάντες οἱ καταβαίνοντες εἰς ᾅδου·

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• Psalms 6:5For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
• Isaiah 38:18–19For 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…
• Psalms 88:10–12Do 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…
• 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 31:17O 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 2:9He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.

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