Psalm 115:17
New International Version
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, those who go down to the place of silence;

New Living Translation
The dead cannot sing praises to the LORD, for they have gone into the silence of the grave.

English Standard Version
The dead do not praise the LORD, nor do any who go down into silence.

Berean Standard Bible
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.

King James Bible
The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

New King James Version
The dead do not praise the LORD, Nor any who go down into silence.

New American Standard Bible
The dead do not praise the LORD, Nor do any who go down into silence;

NASB 1995
The dead do not praise the LORD, Nor do any who go down into silence;

NASB 1977
The dead do not praise the LORD, Nor do any who go down into silence;

Legacy Standard Bible
It is not the dead that praise Yah, And it is none of those who go down to silence;

Amplified Bible
The dead do not praise the LORD, Nor do any who go down into silence;

Christian Standard Bible
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any of those descending into the silence of death.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any of those descending into the silence of death.

American Standard Version
The dead praise not Jehovah, Neither any that go down into silence;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The dead will not praise LORD JEHOVAH, neither any who descend into the darkness.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
The dead shall not praise thee, O Lord, nor any that go down to Hades.

Contemporary English Version
The dead are silent and cannot praise the LORD,

Douay-Rheims Bible
The dead shall not praise thee, O Lord: nor any of them that go down to hell.

English Revised Version
The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Those who are dead do not praise the LORD, nor do those who go into the silence [of the grave].

Good News Translation
The LORD is not praised by the dead, by any who go down to the land of silence.

International Standard Version
Neither can the dead praise the LORD, nor those who go down into the silence of death.

JPS Tanakh 1917
The dead praise not the LORD, Neither any that go down into silence;

Literal Standard Version
The dead do not praise YAH, | Nor any going down to silence.

Majority Standard Bible
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.

New American Bible
The dead do not praise the LORD, not all those go down into silence.

NET Bible
The dead do not praise the LORD, nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death.

New Revised Standard Version
The dead do not praise the LORD, nor do any that go down into silence.

New Heart English Bible
The dead do not praise the LORD, neither any who go down into silence;

Webster's Bible Translation
The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

World English Bible
The dead don’t praise Yah, nor any who go down into silence,

Young's Literal Translation
The dead praise not Jah, Nor any going down to silence.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
To Your Name Be the Glory
16The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind. 17It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence. 18But it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!…

Cross References
Psalm 6:5
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?

Psalm 31:17
O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.

Psalm 88:10
Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah

Isaiah 38:18
For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.


Treasury of Scripture

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

dead

Psalm 6:5
For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

Psalm 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?

Psalm 88:10-12
Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah…

go down

Psalm 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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(17, 18) The connection of these verses with the rest of the psalm is far from plain. Why the psalmist should suddenly be struck with the dreadful thought that death broke the covenant relationship, and silenced prayer and praise, is not easy to see. Was the psalm first chanted after some victory? and was this suggested by the sight of the slain, who, though they had helped to win the triumph, could yet have no share in the praises that were ascending to Jehovah?

(17) Silence.--The land of silence is, of course, Sheol, the under-world. (So the LXX., "Hades.")

Verses 17, 18. - Once more the choir and congregation speak. The mention of "heaven and earth" (ver. 15) reminds them of the third place - Sheol. In Sheol is no praise of God, but only "silence." They, at any rate, while they remain on earth, and have the power to praise God, will praise him without ceasing. Verse 17. - The dead praise not the Lord (comp. Psalm 6:5; Psalm 30:9; Psalm 88:11; Isaiah 38:18). Neither any that go down into silence. The notion of Sheol as a place of silence occurs in Psalm 94:17, and strongly in Isaiah 38:18 (see the 'Pulpit Commentary on Isaiah,' vol. 2. p. 39).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
It is not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

the dead
הַ֭מֵּתִים (ham·mê·ṯîm)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

who praise
יְהַֽלְלוּ־ (yə·hal·lū-)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1984: To shine

the LORD,
יָ֑הּ (yāh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3050: LORD -- the name of the God of Israel

nor
וְ֝לֹ֗א (wə·lō)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

any
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

who descend
יֹרְדֵ֥י (yō·rə·ḏê)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend

into silence.
דוּמָֽה׃ (ḏū·māh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1745: Silence, death


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