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Psa 115:17 — The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

dead		Psa 6:5; Psa 30:9; Psa 88:10-12; Isa 38:18,19
go down		Psa 31:17; 1Sa 2:9

Correlating Passages

dead

	Psa 6:5	For in death [there is] no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
	Psa 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?
	Psa 88:10	Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise [and] praise thee? Selah.
	Psa 88:11	Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? [or] thy faithfulness in destruction?
	Psa 88:12	Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?
	Isa 38:18	For the grave cannot praise thee, death can [not] celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.
	Isa 38:19	The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I [do] this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

go down

	Psa 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.
	1Sa 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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Scott, Thomas. "Psalms 115:17," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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