Verse 9

What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? shall it declare your truth?

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 6:5 : 5 For in death there is no remembrance of You: in the grave, who shall give You thanks?
  • Ps 88:10-12 : 10 Will you show wonders to the dead? Shall the dead arise and praise you? Selah. 11 Shall your lovingkindness be declared in the grave, or your faithfulness in destruction? 12 Shall your wonders be known in the dark, and your righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
  • Ps 115:17-18 : 17 The dead do not praise the LORD, nor any who go down into silence. 18 But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and forevermore. Praise the LORD.
  • Ps 118:17 : 17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD.
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave where you go.
  • Isa 38:18 : 18 For Sheol cannot praise You, death cannot celebrate You: those who go down into the pit cannot hope for Your truth.