Following are a number of back-translations as well as a sample translation for translators of Psalm 115:17:

• Chichewa Contempary Chichewa translation, 2002/2016:
  “It is not the dead people who praise Jehovah,
  who descend to the grave;” (Source: Mawu a Mulungu mu Chichewa Chalero Back Translation)
• Newari:
  “Those who have died will not praise the LORD.
  Those who have arrived in hell will not praise Him.” (Source: Newari Back Translation)
• Hiligaynon:
  “(It is) not the dead ones (who) will-praise the LORD, for indeed they can- no-longer -make-a-sound,” (Source: Hiligaynon Back Translation)
• Laarim:
  “People who died do not praise the LORD,
  for they are silent.” (Source: Laarim Back Translation)
• Nyakyusa-Ngonde (back-translation into Swahili):
  “Wafu hawamsifu BWANA,
  au ambao wamekwenda kwa wafu.” (Source: Nyakyusa Back Translation)
• English:
  “Dead people are not able to praise Yahweh;
  when they descend into the place where dead people are,
  they are unable to speak and cannot praise him.” (Source: Translation for Translators)