Psalm 115:17 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

¹⁷ The dead do not praise the Lord, nor do any that go down into silence.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁷ The dead praise not the LORD, Neither any that go down into silence.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁷ The dead praise not the Lord, neither any who go down into silence.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁷ The dead praise not Jehovah, Neither any that go down into silence;

Common English Bible

¹⁷ The dead don’t praise the LORD, nor do those who go down to silence.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁷ I will sacrifice to thee the sacrifice of praise, and I will call upon the name of the Lord.

Psalm 115:17 Cross References

Psalm 30:9

“What profit is there in my death, if I go down to the Pit? Will the dust praise thee? Will it tell of thy faithfulness?

Psalm 31:17

Let me not be put to shame, O Lord, for I call on thee; let the wicked be put to shame, let them go dumbfounded to Sheol.

Psalm 6:5

For in death there is no remembrance of thee; in Sheol who can give thee praise?

Psalm 6:6

I am weary with my moaning; every night I flood my bed with tears; I drench my couch with my weeping.

1 Samuel 2:9

“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones; but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness; for not by might shall a man prevail.