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Psalms 115:17 Cross-References
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“The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.”
Psalms 115:17 (KJV)
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Commentary on Psalms 115:17
The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence. This sobering verse emphasizes the urgency of worship during earthly life. The dead (hametim, הַמֵּתִים) refers to those in Sheol, the shadowy realm of departed spirits. Old Testament understanding of afterlife was limited (fuller revelation awaited Christ who 'brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,' 2 Timothy 1:10).Neither any that go down into silence (kol-yoredei dumah, כָּל־יֹרְדֵי דוּמָה). Dumah (דוּמָה) means silence, stillness, the grave. Sheol was conceived as a place of inactivity, silence, and sep...
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Cross-References for Psalms 115:17
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“who shall give you thanks?”
“For the grave cannot praise thee”
“Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.”
“Yahweh”
“but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for no man shall prevail by strength.”