Verse 17

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 6:5 : 5 Return, LORD! Rescue my soul; save me because of Your steadfast love.
  • Ps 31:17 : 17 Let your face shine on your servant; save me in your unfailing love.
  • Ps 88:10-12 : 10 My eyes are wasted from sorrow; I call upon you, LORD, every day; I stretch out my hands to you. 11 Do you work wonders for the dead? Do the departed rise up to praise you? Selah. 12 Is your steadfast love declared in the grave, or your faithfulness in Abaddon?
  • Isa 38:18-19 : 18 For Sheol cannot thank You, death cannot praise You. Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness. 19 The living, the living—they thank You, as I do today. Fathers make Your faithfulness known to their children.
  • Ps 30:9 : 9 To You, O LORD, I call; to the Lord I plead for mercy:
  • 1 Sam 2:9 : 9 'He guards the feet of His faithful ones, but the wicked are silenced in darkness. For it is not by strength that one prevails.'