17 (A)The dead do not praise the Lord,
    nor do any who go down into (B)silence.

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For in (A)death there is no remembrance of you;
    in Sheol who will give you praise?

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10 Do you work wonders for the dead?
    (A)Do the departed rise up to praise you? Selah
11 Is your steadfast love declared in the grave,
    or your faithfulness in Abaddon?
12 Are your (B)wonders known in (C)the darkness,
    or your righteousness in the land of (D)forgetfulness?

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18 (A)For Sheol does not thank you;
    death does not praise you;
those who go down to the pit do not hope
    for your faithfulness.
19 The living, the living, he thanks you,
    as I do this day;
(B)the father makes known to the children
    your faithfulness.

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17 O Lord, (A)let me not be put to shame,
    for I call upon you;
let the wicked be put to shame;
    let them go (B)silently to Sheol.

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“What profit is there in my death,[a]
    if I go down to the pit?[b]
Will (A)the dust praise you?
    Will it tell of your faithfulness?

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 30:9 Hebrew in my blood
  2. Psalm 30:9 Or to corruption

(A)“He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
    but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness,
    for not by might shall a man prevail.

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