What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? shall it declare your truth? Treasury of Scripture What Psalm 6:5 For in death there is no remembrance of you: in the grave who shall give you thanks? Psalm 88:10-12 Will you show wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise you? Selah... Psalm 115:17,18 The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence... Psalm 118:17 I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the LORD. Ecclesiastes 9:10 Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave... Isaiah 38:18 For the grave cannot praise you, death can not celebrate you: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for your truth.
Context I Will Extol You, O Lord
1I will extol you, O LORD; for you have lifted me up, and have not made my foes to rejoice over me. 2O LORD my God, I cried to you, and you have healed me. 3O LORD, you have brought up my soul from the grave: you have kept me alive, that I should not go down to the pit. 4Sing to the LORD, O you saints of his, and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness. 5For his anger endures but a moment; in his favor is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy comes in the morning. 6And in my prosperity I said, I shall never be moved. 7LORD, by your favor you have made my mountain to stand strong: you did hide your face, and I was troubled. 8I cried to you, O LORD; and to the LORD I made supplication. 9What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise you? shall it declare your truth? 10Hear, O LORD, and have mercy on me: LORD, be you my helper. 11You have turned for me my mourning into dancing: you have put off my sackcloth, and girded me with gladness; 12To the end that my glory may sing praise to you, and not be silent. O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you for ever. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
Douay-Rheims Bible
What profit is there in my blood, whilst I go down to corruption? Shall dust confess to thee, or declare thy truth?
Darby Bible Translation
What profit is there in my blood, in my going down to the pit? shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
King James Bible
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
Young's Literal Translation
What gain is in my blood? In my going down unto corruption? Doth dust thank Thee? doth it declare Thy truth?
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