The dead praise not the Lord—The meaning of this is that since those who are dead cannot praise God or worship him, this should be …

Silence. The land of silence is, of course, Sheôl, the underworld. (So the Septuagint, “Hades.”)

The dead praise not the LORD,

No song comes up from that dark house of the dead, no praise ascends to God from those who are asleep…

O God! the dead shall not praise thee. In these words, the prophet goes on to implore God to show Himself favorable toward His Church, eve…

The dead praise not the Lord
Not the dead in sin; such as the makers of idols, and those that trust in them, who are…

It is folly to trust in dead images, but it is wisdom to trust in the living God, for He is a help and a shield to those who trust in Him. Wherever…