Psalms 6:5
(6:6) For in death men do not remember thee: in the nether world, who shall give thee thanks?
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
In Context
4(6:5) Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: help me for the sake of thy kindness.
6(6:7) I am weary with my sighing; I flood every night my bed; With my tears I moisten my couch.
Cross References
Psalms 88:10(88:11) Wilt thou display wonders to the dead? shall the departed arise [and] thank thee? Selah.
Psalms 115:17Not the dead can praise the Lord, nor all those that go down into the silence [of death].
Psalms 118:17I shall not die, but I shall live, and relate the works of the Lord.
Isaiah 38:18For the nether world will not thank thee, death will not praise thee: they that go down into the pit will not hope for thy truth.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 6:2-8
David's Complaints. 1 O Lord , rebuke me not in thine anger, neither chasten me in thy hot displeasure. 2 Have mercy upon me, O Lord ; for I am weak: O Lord , heal me; for my bones are vexed. 3 My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O Lord , how long? 4 Return, O Lord , deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake. 5 For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? 6 I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. 7 Mine… Read the whole commentary →