9  “What profit is there in my death,¹

if I go down to the pit?²

Will ^kthe dust praise you?

Will it tell of your faithfulness?

10  Do you work wonders for the dead?

^uDo the departed rise up to praise you? Selah

11  Is your steadfast love declared in the grave,

or your faithfulness in Abaddon?

12  Are your ^vwonders known in ^wthe darkness,

or your righteousness in the land of ^xforgetfulness?

17  ^uThe dead do not praise the Lord,

nor do any who go down into ^vsilence.

18  ^oFor Sheol does not thank you;

death does not praise you;

those who go down to the pit do not hope

for your faithfulness.