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Psalm 115:17–18

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17It is not the deadd who praise the Lord,

those who go down to the place of silence;

18it is we who extol the Lord,e

both now and forevermore.f

Praise the Lord.ag

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Footnotes

  1. aHebrew Hallelu Yah

Cross references

  1. dPs 88:10–12
  2. eSee Ps 111:1
  3. fSee Ps 113:2
  4. gPs 28:6; 33:2; 103:1

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The dead do not praise the Lord,

nor do any who go down into silence.

But we will bless the Lord

from this time forth and forevermore.

Praise the Lord!

CSBChristian Standard Bible

It is not the dead who praise the Lord,

nor any of those descending into the silence of death.

But we will bless the Lord,

both now and forever.

Hallelujah!

NLTNew Living Translation

The dead cannot sing praises to the Lord,

for they have gone into the silence of the grave.

But we can praise the Lord

both now and forever!

Praise the Lord!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The dead do not praise Yah,

nor any descending into silence.

It is we, we will bless Yah

from now until forever.

Praise Yah!

KJV 1900King James Version

The dead praise not the Lord,

Neither any that go down into silence.

But we will bless the Lord

From this time forth and for evermore.

Praise the Lord.