Psalms 6:5

For in (d) death [there is] no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

(d) He laments that opportunity should be taken from him to praise God in the congregation.

Related Commentaries of Psalms 6:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

For in death - In the state of the dead; in the grave. There is no remembrance of thee - They who are dead do not remember thee or think of t...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

VI. A Righteous Man's Prayer in Distress. ( a ) Notice ( Psalms 6:1-7 ) the recognition of the fact that suffering is not always the proof of guilt...
Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

5. For in death there is no remembrance of thee. After God has bestowed all things freely upon us, he requires nothing in return but a grate...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? In death there is no remembrance of thee - Man is to glorify...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

In death there is no remembrance of thee— This is meant only of the bodies of persons deceased, not of their souls; which still survive, and do not...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? In death there is no remembrance of thee, х zikrekaa...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

For in death. — As in Psalms 30:9 , the sufferer urges as a further reason for Divine aid the loss Jehovah would suffer by the cessation of his pr...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Psalms 6:1-10 THE theme and progress of thought in this psalm are very common, especially in those attributed to David. A soul compassed by enemie...
Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

Deliverance in Trouble Psalms 6:1-10 This is the first of the Penitential Psalms, the other six being Psalms 32:1-11 ; Psalms 38:1-22 ; Ps...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

This is known as the first of the seven great penitential psalms. It is somewhat weak in its note of true penitence and in this respect is not to be...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Hezekiah made use of this very argument, and a sweet one it is, and proved most successful. Isaiah 38:18 .
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

For in death [there is] no remembrance of thee ,.... Of the goodness, truth, power, and faithfulness of God; no notice can be taken nor mention, mad...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

For in death [there is] no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks? Ver. 5. For in death there is no remembrance of thee ] So...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Return Unto me, from whom thou hast withdrawn thy smiling countenance and helping hand. Deliver my soul From guilt and fear; or preserve my life,...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

David's Complaints. To the chief musician on Neginoth upon Sheminith. A psa...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

In death; amongst the dead; or in the grave, as it follows. There is no remembrance of thee; to wit, by me David, consisting both of soul and bod...
Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

‘Return, O YHWH, deliver my soul, Save me for your lovingkindness' sake, For in death there is no remembrance of you, In Sheol who will give you t...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

INTRODUCTION “The first of the seven Penitential Psalms. It has been said that there is much of grief in it, but nothing of penitence. This, however...
Sermon Bible Commentary

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Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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The Biblical Illustrator

O Lord, rebuke me not in Thine anger. A song of sorrow It is needless to look for a historical occasion of the Psalm; but to an oar that knows...
The Biblical Illustrator

In death there is no remembrance of Thee. Does consciousness cease with death There is some obscurity in these words, literally understood. The...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This is the first of what have been called "the Penitential Psalms." It has been said that "there is much of grief in it, but nothing...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

A Prayer in Anxiety over Sin. To the chief musician on Neginoth, the stringed instruments of the Temple-orchestra, upon Sheminith, that is, on the...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

For in death there is no remembrance of Thee; in the grave, who shall give Thee thanks? David wants God to consider that a condemnation of the sinner...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Ecclesiastes 9:10 ; Isaiah 38:18 ; Isaiah 38:19 ; John 9:4 ; Psalms 115:17 ; Psalms 118:17 ; Psalms 30:9 ; Psalms 88:10-12
Wesley's Explanatory Notes

In death — Among the dead. Remembrance — He speaks of the remembrance or celebration of God's grace in the land of the living, to the edification o...

⁵ For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?

Related Commentaries of Psalms 6:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Psalms 6:5