Psalms 6 · Verse 5

Psalms 6:5

For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
Psalms 6:5, King James Version

Psalms 6:5 in other translations

BSBFor there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
WEBFor in death there is no memory of you. In Sheol, who shall give you thanks?
ASVFor in death there is no remembrance of thee: In Sheol who shall give thee thanks?
YLTFor there is not in death Thy memorial, In Sheol, who doth give thanks to Thee?
DARBYFor in death there is no remembrance of thee; in Sheol who shall give thanks unto thee?
BBEFor in death there is no memory of you; in the underworld who will give you praise?
WebsterFor in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who will give thee thanks?

What does Psalms 6:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
5. (Compare Psa 115:17, 18; Is 38:18). There is no incredulity as to a future state. The contrast is between this scene of life, and the grave or Sheol, the unseen world of the dead. give ... thanks--or, "praise for mercies."

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 5 In death there is no remembrance of thee - Man is to glorify thee on earth. The end for which he was born cannot be accomplished in the grave; heal my body, and heal my soul, that I may be rendered capable of loving and serving thee here below. A dead body in the grave can do no good to men, nor bring any glory to thy name!

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 6:1-7

These verses speak the language of a heart truly humbled, of a broken and contrite spirit under great afflictions, sent to awaken conscience and mortify corruption. Sickness brought sin to his remembrance, and he looked upon it as a token of God's displeasure against him. The affliction of his body will be tolerable, if he has comfort in his soul. Christ's sorest complaint, in his sufferings, was of the trouble of…

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Psalms 6:5 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּ֤יkiforH3588
אֵ֣ין'einthere notH369
בַּמָּ֣וֶתba.Ma.vetin <the> deathH4194
זִכְרֶ֑ךָzikh.Re.kha[is] remembrance of youH2143
בִּ֝שְׁא֗וֹלbish.'olin SheolH7585
מִ֣יmiwho?H4310
יֽוֹדֶה\־yo.deh-will he give thanksH3034
לָּֽךְ\׃Lakhto you

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 6:5

  • Psalms 88:10-12

    Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. Shall thy lovingkindness be declared in the grave? or thy faithfulness in destruction? Shall thy wonders be known in the dark? and thy righteousness in the land of forgetfulness?

  • Psalms 115:17

    The dead praise not the Lord, neither any that go down into silence.

  • Ecclesiastes 9:10

    Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

  • Psalms 30:9

    What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?

  • Isaiah 38:18-19

    For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. The living, the living, he shall praise thee, as I do this day: the father to the children shall make known thy truth.

  • Psalms 118:17

    I shall not die, but live, and declare the works of the Lord.

  • John 9:4

    I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
For.
30:9; 88:10-12; 115:17; 118:17; Isa 38:18,19
in the.
Ec 9:10; Joh 9:4

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Context

  • Psalms 6:4

    Return, O Lord, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies’ sake.

  • Psalms 6:5

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

  • Psalms 6:6

    I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.

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Psalms 6:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque en la muerte no hay memoria de ti: ¿quién te loará en el sepulcro?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Reviens, Éternel! délivre mon âme; sauve-moi à cause de ta bonté.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn im Tode gedenkt man deiner nicht; im Scheol, wer wird dich preisen?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Convertere, Domine, et eripe animam meam; salvum me fac propter misericordiam tuam.