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Psalms 115:17–18

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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.
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From verse 17

  1. Psalms 6:5Rank 1 from verse 17
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    5For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

  2. Isaiah 38:18–19Rank 2 from verse 17
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    18For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

    19The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

  3. Psalms 88:10–12Rank 3 from verse 17
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    10Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah.

    11Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction?

    12Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

  4. Psalms 30:9Rank 4 from verse 17
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    9What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

  5. Psalms 31:17Rank 5 from verse 17
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    17Let me not be ashamed, O Lord; for I have called upon thee: let the wicked be ashamed, and let them be silent in the grave.

From verse 18

  1. Psalms 113:2Rank 1 from verse 18
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    2Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth and for evermore.

  2. Daniel 2:20Rank 2 from verse 18
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    20Daniel answered and said, Blessed be the name of God for ever and ever: for wisdom and might are his:

  3. Psalms 145:21Rank 3 from verse 18
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    21My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.

  4. Revelation 5:13Rank 4 from verse 18
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    13And every creature which is in heaven, and on the earth, and under the earth, and such as are in the sea, and all that are in them, heard I saying, Blessing, and honour, and glory, and power, be unto him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb for ever and ever.

  5. Psalms 145:2Rank 5 from verse 18
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    2Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.

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Psalms 115:17

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dead

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Sense 1: Without life; deprived of life. Sense 2: Lifeless, inactive, insensible, or separated from a former state by figure.

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praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

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neither

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1. Also not; nor, introducing or joining a further negative statement or prohibition. 2. Not either, or none, of the alternatives named, commonly in a neither ... nor construction.

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silence

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Absence or cessation of sound or speech; quietness, stillness, restraint from speaking, or the condition of being made unable or unwilling to answer.

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Psalms 115:18

COMBINED MEANING

but

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Sense 1: However; marking contrast or qualification. Sense 2: Except or unless; excluding all others or alternatives. Sense 3: Only; no more than what follows.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893 · Webster 1828

COMBINED MEANING

bless

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To pronounce or bestow good, favor, or happiness; to praise, thank, or glorify God.

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time

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A particular portion or part of duration, whether past, present or future.

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forth

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1. Outward, away, or forward from a place, person, possession, or former position. 2. In constructions of bearing or producing, into birth, growth, fruit, or another stated result. 3. With verbs such as put, stretch, spread, or reach, outward by extension or exertion. 4. In constructions of showing, speaking, issuing, or displaying, into view, expression, publication, or effect. 5. Onward from a stated time or point, as in from that time forth.

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COMBINED MEANING

for

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1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.

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evermore

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For all time to come; always, perpetually, or for ever from the stated point onward.

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praise

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1. Commendation, thanksgiving, honour, or good report. 2. To commend, thank, honour, or declare excellence.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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16The heaven, even the heavens, are the Lord’s: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.

17The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.

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18But we will bless the Lord from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the Lord.

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