Psalms

Psalm 115:17–18

¹⁷It is not the dead who praise the LORD,

nor any who descend into silence.

¹⁸But it is we who will bless the LORD,

both now and forevermore.

Hallelujah!^c

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It is not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the dead	הַ֭מֵּתִים	ham·mê·ṯîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H4191 die
who praise	יְהַֽלְלוּ־	yə·hal·lū-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1984 shine
the LORD	יָ֑הּ	yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3050 Jah
nor	וְ֝לֹ֗א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
any	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who descend	יֹרְדֵ֥י	yō·rə·ḏê	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct	H3381 come or go down, descend
into silence	דוּמָֽה׃	ḏū·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H1745 silence

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But it is we	וַאֲנַ֤חְנוּ׀	wa·’ă·naḥ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common plural	H587 we
who will bless	נְבָ֘רֵ֤ךְ	nə·ḇā·rêḵ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural	H1288 kneel, bless
the LORD	יָ֗הּ	yāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3050 Jah
both now	מֵֽעַתָּ֥ה	mê·‘at·tāh	Preposition-m; Adverb	H6258 now
and forevermore	וְעַד־	wə·‘aḏ-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Hallelujah	הַֽלְלוּ־	hal·lū-	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H1984 shine

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 115:17 Psalm 6:5 · Isaiah 38:18–19 · Psalm 88:10–12 · Psalm 30:9 · Psalm 31:17 · 1 Samuel 2:9

Psalm 115:18 Psalm 113:2 · Daniel 2:20 · Revelation 5:13 · Psalm 145:21 · Psalm 145:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.