Psalms 6:5 · KJV
“For in death {there is} no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?”
— Psalms 6:5
Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.
I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. {all...: or, every night}
Psalms 6 — Context
My soul is also sore vexed: but thou, O LORD, how long?
4Return, O LORD, deliver my soul: oh save me for thy mercies' sake.
5For in death {there is} no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
6I am weary with my groaning; all the night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears. {all...: or, every night}
7Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxeth old because of all mine enemies.
Cross References
Psalms 88:10-12
Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise {and} praise thee? Selah.
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.
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.