7 Bible Verses about Not Praising God

The dead do not praise the Lord,
Nor do any who go down into silence;

“For Sheol cannot praise or thank You,
Death cannot praise You and rejoice in You;
Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.

Will You perform wonders for the dead?
Shall the departed spirits arise and praise You? Selah.

Will Your lovingkindness be declared in the grave
Or Your faithfulness in Abaddon (the underworld)?

“What profit is there in my blood (death), if I go down to the pit (grave)?
Will the dust praise You? Will it declare Your faithfulness [to man]?

For in death there is no mention of You;
In Sheol (the nether world, the place of the dead) who will praise You and give You thanks?

‘This people honors Me with their lips,
But their heart is far away from Me.

Was there no one found to return and to give thanks and praise to God, except this foreigner?”