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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 115, Verse 17

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The heaven, [even] the heavens, [are] the LORD'S: but the earth hath he given to the children of men.
King James Version
The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.
American Standard Version
The dead praise not Jehovah, Neither any that go down into silence;
New English Translation
The dead do not praise the LORD, nor do any of those who descend into the silence of death.
World English Bible
The dead don't praise Yah, neither any who go down into silence;
18
But we will bless the LORD from this time forth and for evermore. Praise the LORD.
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I love the LORD, because he hath heard my voice [and] my supplications.
2
Because he hath inclined his ear unto me, therefore will I call upon [him] as long as I live.
3
The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.
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Then called I upon the name of the LORD; O LORD, I beseech thee, deliver my soul.
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Gracious [is] the LORD, and righteous; yea, our God [is] merciful.
6
The LORD preserveth the simple: I was brought low, and he helped me.
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Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.
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For thou hast delivered my soul from death, mine eyes from tears, [and] my feet from falling.
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I will walk before the LORD in the land of the living.