17 It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
Psalms 115:17
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Psalms 6:4–6
4 Turn, O LORD, and deliver my soul; save me because of Your loving devotion. 5 For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol? 6 I am weary from groaning; all night I flood my bed with weeping and drench my couch with tears.
Isaiah 38:17–19
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Baruch 2:16–18
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Ecclesiastes 9:4–6
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Psalms 88:9–11
9 My eyes grow dim with grief. I call to You daily, O LORD; I spread out my hands to You. 10 Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah 11 Can Your loving devotion be proclaimed in the grave, Your faithfulness in Abaddon ?
Psalms 30:8–10
8 To You, O LORD, I called, and I begged my Lord for mercy: 9 “What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness? 10 Hear me, O LORD, and have mercy; O LORD, be my helper.”
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