Psalm 115:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The deadהַ֭מֵּתִים
(ham·me·tim)
4191: to diea prim. root
do not praiseיְהַֽלְלוּ־
(ye·hal·lu-)
1984b: to be boastful, to priasea prim. root
the LORD,יָ֑הּ
(yah;)
3050: the name of the God of Israelcontr. from Yhvh
Norלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
[do] anyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
who go downיֹרְדֵ֥י
(yo·re·dei)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
into silence;דוּמָֽה׃
(du·mah.)
1745: a silencefrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
The dead
muwth  (mooth)
causatively, to kill
praise
halal  (haw-lal')
to be clear (orig. of sound, but usually of color); to shine; hence, to make a show, to boast; and thus to be (clamorously) foolish; to rave; causatively, to celebrate; also to stultify
not the LORD
Yahh  (yaw)
Jah, the sacred name -- Jah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in -iah, -jah.
neither any that go down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
into silence
duwmah  (doo-maw')
silence; figuratively, death -- silence.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The dead do not praise the LORD, Nor do any who go down into silence;

King James Bible
The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any of those descending into the silence of death.

International Standard Version
Neither can the dead praise the LORD, nor those who go down into the silence of death.

NET Bible
The dead do not praise the LORD, nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The dead will not praise Lord Jehovah, neither any who descend into the darkness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Those who are dead do not praise the LORD, nor do those who go into the silence [of the grave].

King James 2000 Bible
The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.
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