17 It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence. 18 But it is we who will bless the LORD, both now and forevermore. Hallelujah!
Psalms 115:17–18
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Psalms 113:1–3
1 Hallelujah! Give praise, O servants of the LORD; praise the name of the LORD. 2 Blessed be the name of the LORD both now and forevermore. 3 From where the sun rises to where it sets, the name of the LORD is praised.
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.
Sirach 17:26–28
26 Turn again to the Most High, and turn away from iniquity. Greatly hate the abominable thing. (WEB) 27 Who will give praise to the Most High in Hades, in place of the living who return thanks? (WEB) 28 Thanksgiving perishes from the dead, as from one who doesn’t exist. He who is… (WEB)
Greek Daniel 3:84–86
84 O you priests of the Lord, bless the Lord! Praise and exalt him above all forever! (WEB) 85 O you servants of the Lord, bless the Lord! Praise and exalt him above all forever! (WEB) 86 O you spirits and souls of the righteous, bless the Lord! Praise and exalt him above all forev… (WEB)
Sirach 39:34–35
34 No one can say, “This is worse than that,” for they will all be well approved in their time. (WEB) 35 Now with all your hearts and voices, sing praises and bless the Lord’s name! (WEB)
Psalms 79:12–13
12 Pay back into the laps of our neighbors sevenfold the reproach they hurled at You, O Lord. 13 Then we Your people, the sheep of Your pasture, will thank You forever; from generation to generation we will declare Your praise.
Psalms 118:3–5
3 Let the house of Aaron say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” 4 Let those who fear the LORD say, “His loving devotion endures forever.” 5 In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.
Psalms 145:9–11
9 The LORD is good to all; His compassion rests on all He has made. 10 All You have made will give You thanks, O LORD, and Your saints will bless You. 11 They will tell of the glory of Your kingdom and speak of Your might,
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