For Sheol cannot thank You, Death cannot praise You; Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your truth.
Isaiah 38:18
Surrounding context
38:17 Indeed it was for my own peace That I had great bitterness; But You have lovingly delivered my soul from the pit of corruption, For You have cast all my sins behind Your back.
38:18 For Sheol cannot thank You, Death cannot praise You; Those who go down to the pit cannot hope for Your truth.
38:19 The living, the living man, he shall praise You, As I do this day; The father shall make known Your truth to the children.