the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Psalms 115:17
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The dead cannot sing praises to the Lord , for they have gone into the silence of the grave.
The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence;
The dead don't praise Yah, Neither any that go down into silence;
Dead people do not praise the Lord ; those in the grave are silent.
The dead do not praise the Lord , nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death.
The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.
The dead don't praise Yah, Neither any who go down into silence;
The dead do not praise the LORD, Nor do any who go down into silence;
The dead do not praise the Lord , nor do any who go down into silence.
Lord, not deed men schulen herie thee; nether alle men that goen doun in to helle.
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
The dead are silent and cannot praise the Lord ,
The dead praise not Jehovah, Neither any that go down into silence;
The dead do not give praise to the Lord; or those who go down to the underworld.
The dead can't praise Adonai , not those who sink down into silence.
The dead praise not Jah, neither any that go down into silence;
The dead don't praise him. Those in the grave don't praise the Lord .
The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence;
The dead praise not the Lord: neither any that go downe into silence.
The dead do not praise the Lord. Neither do those who go down into the quiet place.
The dead do not praise the Lord , nor do any that go down into silence.
The dead prayse not the Lord, neither any that goe downe into the place of silence.
The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into darkness.
The Lord is not praised by the dead, by any who go down to the land of silence.
The dead, cannot praise Yah, nor any that go down into silence;
(113-25) The dead shall not praise thee, O Lord: nor any of them that go down to hell.
The dead do not praise the LORD, nor do any that go down into silence.
The dead prayse not thee O Lorde: neither all they that go downe into the [place] of scilence.
The dead shall not praise thee, O Lord, nor any that go down to Hades.
It is not the dead who praise the Lord,nor any of those descending into the silence of death.
The dead don't praise the LORD, Neither any who go down into silence;
The dead do not praise Yah, nor any descending into silence.
The dying do not praise Jehovah, nor all those who go down into silence;
The dead praise not Jah, Nor any going down to silence.
The deed prayse not the (o LORDE) nether all they that go downe in to sylence.
Dead people can't praise God — not a word to be heard from those buried in the ground. But we bless God , oh yes— we bless him now, we bless him always! Hallelujah!
The dead do not praise the LORD, Nor do any who go down into silence;
The dead do not praise the LORD, Nor any who go down into silence.
The dead do not praise the Lord , Nor do any who go down into silence;
It is not the dead that praise Yah,And it is none of those who go down to silence;
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
dead: Psalms 6:5, Psalms 30:9, Psalms 88:10-12, Isaiah 38:18, Isaiah 38:19
go down: Psalms 31:17, 1 Samuel 2:9
Reciprocal: Joshua 24:29 - after these Psalms 94:17 - dwelt
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The dead praise not the Lord,.... Not the dead in sin; such as the makers of idols, and those that trust in them, who are like unto them; men must be made spiritually alive, ere they can show forth the praises of God: nor the dead corporeally. The souls of departed saints can and do praise the Lord: these die not with their bodies, nor sleep in the grave; they go immediately to God and Christ, and are employed in the service of God continually; particularly in praising him, as do the angels with whom they join; they sing the song of Moses and of the Lamb, of providence and grace; especially the song of redeeming love, with which they always praise the Lord: but they cannot praise him with their bodily organs until the resurrection, which by death are rendered useless; they can praise him no more among men on earth, as they have before done; there is no work of this kind in the grave.
Neither any that go down in silence; the grave, so called, because everything is mute and silent there c; the instruments of speech are no more used on any account; no noise and clamour there from wicked men; there the wicked cease from troubling; and no songs of praise from good men, all still and quiet there. So the Targum,
"not any that go down to the house of the grave of the earth;''
or the earthly grave. And therefore save us, O Lord, suffer not the enemy to destroy us; for, should he, we shall no more be capable of praising thee, as we have done and desire to do; for no such service is to be done in the grave, see Psalms 6:4.
c "Silet rex ipsa silentum", Virgil. "Migrantesque domos animarum intrasse silentum". Propert. l. 3. Eleg. 12. v. 33.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
The dead praise not the Lord - The meaning of this is, that as those who are dead cannot praise God, or cannot worship him, this should be done while we are in the land of the living. This opportunity, like all other opportunities, will be cut off in the grave, and hence, we should be faithful in this duty, and should avail ourselves of this privilege, while life lasts. In regard to the sentiment here expressed, and the grounds on which that sentiment was entertained, see the notes at Isaiah 38:18-19; notes at Psalms 6:5.
Neither any that go down into silence - Into the grave - the land of silence. Psalms 94:17. Nothing is more impressive in regard to the grave than its utter silence. Not a voice, not a sound, is heard there - of birds or human beings - of song or conversation - of the roaring of the sea, the sighing of the breeze, the fury of the storm, the tumult of battle. Perfect stillness reigns there; and the first sound that shall be heard there will be the archangel’s trump.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 115:17. The dead praise not the Lord — המתים hammethim, those dead men who worshipped as gods dumb idols, dying in their sins, worship not Jehovah; nor can any of those who go down into silence praise thee: earth is the place in which to praise the Lord for his mercies, and get a preparation for his glory.
