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Psalm 115

Sal. 115:17 KJV (With Strong’s)

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The dead
muwth (Hebrew #4191)
causatively, to kill
KJV usage: X at all, X crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), X must needs, slay, X surely, X very suddenly, X in (no) wise.
Pronounce: mooth
Origin: a primitive root: to die (literally or figuratively)
w praise
halal (Hebrew #1984)
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
KJV usage: (make) boast (self), celebrate, commend, (deal, make), fool(- ish, -ly), glory, give (light), be (make, feign self) mad (against), give in marriage, (sing, be worthy of) praise, rage, renowned, shine.
Pronounce: haw-lal'
Origin: a primitive root
not the Lord
Yahh (Hebrew #3050)
Jah, the sacred name
KJV usage: Jah, the Lord, most vehement. Compare names in "-iah," "- jah."
Pronounce: yaw
Origin: contraction for 3068, and meaning the same
, neither any that go down
yarad (Hebrew #3381)
a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications): --X abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, X indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.
Pronounce: yaw-rad'
into silence
duwmah (Hebrew #1745)
silence; figuratively, death
KJV usage: silence.
Pronounce: doo-maw'
Origin: from an unused root meaning to be dumb (compare 1820)
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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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 For we may remark how earth is here the sphere, and this present life the energy in which God is known and owned. “The dead praise not the Lord;” {v.16} “the earth hath He given to the children of men.”{v.17} (Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 114-118 by J.N. Darby)
 The psalm does not look beyond death: the blessing of which it speaks is not heavenly as with the Christian. (Psalms 115 by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

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The dead praise not Jaha, neither any that go down into silence;

JND Translation Notes

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See Ps. 68.4.