“What gain is there in my bloodshed, in my descent to the Pit? Will the dust praise You? Will it proclaim Your faithfulness?
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
For Sheol cannot thank You; Death cannot praise You. Those who descend to the Pit cannot hope for Your faithfulness.
It is not the dead who praise the LORD, nor any who descend into silence.
I will not die, but I will live and proclaim what the LORD has done.
Do You work wonders for the dead? Do departed spirits rise up to praise You? Selah
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work