Psalm 30:9
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9 “What profit is there in my death,
if I go down to the Pit?
Will the dust praise you?
Will it tell of your faithfulness?(A)
Psalm 6:5
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5 For in death there is no remembrance of you;
in Sheol who can give you praise?(A)
Isaiah 38:18
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18 For Sheol cannot thank you;
death cannot praise you;
those who go down to the Pit cannot hope
for your faithfulness.(A)
Ecclesiastes 9:10
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10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.(A)
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Psalm 118:17
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17 I shall not die, but I shall live
and recount the deeds of the Lord.(A)
Psalm 115:17-18
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17 The dead do not praise the Lord,
nor do any who go down into silence.(A)
18 But we will bless the Lord
from this time on and forevermore.
Praise the Lord!(B)
Psalm 88:10-12
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10 Do you work wonders for the dead?
Do the shades rise up to praise you? Selah(A)
11 Is your steadfast love declared in the grave
or your faithfulness in Abaddon?
12 Are your wonders known in the darkness
or your saving help in the land of forgetfulness?(B)
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