Keraia
Psalm 6

Psalm 6:5

Do Not Rebuke Me in Your Anger · Psalm 6:1–10
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Translations

Modern
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?
Traditional
For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
Literal
For in death is no remembrance of You; in Sheol, who can give thanks to You?
Latin
Quoniam non est in morte qui memor sit tui; in inferno autem quis confitebitur tibi?

Original

Hebrew
English
For there is no mention of You in death; who can praise You from Sheol?

Notes

Psalms 6:5

from Sheol?: In the Old Testament, Sheol is the place of the dead. It is not necessarily associated with punishment.

Psalms 6:4–5

The experience was so painful that the psalmist might as well have been dead, or perhaps he feared for his life.

Psalms 6:1–10

The occasion for this lament might have been sickness or a mental or spiritual depression from which the psalmist sought healing.

Psalms 3:1–7:17

This group of psalms moves from an orderly world to a troubled one. Psalms 1–2 describe stability. The righteous person is blessed, and the Lord’s anointed king rules with authority.

In the psalms that follow, the tone changes. The Lord’s anointed cries out for help. He faces enemies, strong opposition, and evil plans.

It even seems at times that the Lord is far away. The psalmist feels confusion and distress instead of confidence and calm.

Parallels

Psalm 38:1–22

Glossary

David Hell Mercy Music Neginah, Neginoth Place of the Dead Psalms, Book of Resurrection Sheminith

Topics

Afflictions and Adversities: Prayer In Dead (People): Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Death: Unclassified Scriptures Relating To Hades: The Realm (State) of the Dead Hell: |Sheol| is Translated |Grave| in Av In Remembrance Soul Sleep