27 Who will give praise to the Most High in Hades, in place of the living who return thanks? (WEB)
Sirach 17:27
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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.
Psalms 115:16–18
16 The highest heavens belong to the LORD, but the earth He has given to mankind. 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!
Isaiah 38:17–19
17 Surely for my own welfare I had such great anguish; but Your love has delivered me from the pit of oblivion, for You have cast all my sins behind Your back. 18 For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your… 19 …
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.”
Psalms 88:10–12
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 ? 12 Will Your wonders be known in the darkness, or Your righteousness in the land of oblivion?
2 Baruch 3:6–7
6 us, how shall the name of Israel be again remembered? Or how shall one speak of Thy praises? (2BA) 7 or to whom shall that which is in Thy law be explained? Or shall the world return to its nature (of), (2BA)
Psalms 106:1–3
1 Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good; His loving devotion endures forever. 2 Who can describe the mighty acts of the LORD or fully proclaim His praise? 3 Blessed are those who uphold justice, who practice righteousness at all times.
Psalms 89:47–49
47 Remember the briefness of my lifespan! For what futility You have created all men! 48 What man can live and never see death? Can he deliver his soul from the power of Sheol? Selah 49 Where, O Lord, is Your loving devotion of old, which You faithfully swore to David?
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