Psalms 115:17
The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.
Psalms 115:17 in other translations
| BSB | It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence. |
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| WEB | The dead don’t praise the LORD, nor any who go down into silence, |
| ASV | The dead praise not Jehovah, Neither any that go down into silence; |
| YLT | The dead praise not Jah, Nor any going down to silence. |
| DARBY | The dead praise not Jah, neither any that go down into silence; |
| BBE | The dead do not give praise to the Lord; or those who go down to the underworld. |
| Webster | The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence. |
What does Psalms 115:17 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 115:15-17
15-17. They were not only God's peculiar people, but as living inhabitants of earth, assigned the work of His praise as monuments of divine power, wisdom, and goodness.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 115:9-18
It is folly to trust in dead images, but it is wisdom to trust in the living God, for he is a help and a shield to those that trust in him. Wherever there is right fear of God, there may be cheerful faith in him; those who reverence his word, may rely upon it. He is ever found faithful. The greatest need his blessing, and it shall not be denied to the meanest that fear him. God's blessing gives an increase…
Psalms 115:17 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 115:17
- Psalms 6:5
For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
- Isaiah 38:18-19
For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.
- Psalms 88:10-12
Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
- Psalms 30:9
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
- Psalms 31:17
Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.
- 1 Samuel 2:9
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Context
- Psalms 115:16
The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
- Psalms 115:17
The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.
- Psalms 115:18
But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord.
Psalms 115:17 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | No alabarán los muertos á JAH, ni cuantos descienden al silencio; |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Ni les morts, ni tous ceux qui descendent dans le silence, ne loueront Jah. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Die Toten werden Jehova nicht loben, noch alle, die zum Schweigen hinabfahren; |