Psalm 6:4-5 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 6:1-7

These verses speak the language of a heart truly humbled under humbling providences, of a broken and contrite spirit under great afflictions, sent on purpose to awaken conscience and mortify corruption. Those heap up wrath who cry not when God binds them; but those are getting ready for mercy who, under God's rebukes, sow in tears, as David does here. Let us observe here, I. The representation he makes to God of his grievances. He pours out his complaint before him. Whither else should a child... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 6:4

Return, O Lord ,.... By this it seems that the Lord had withdrawn himself, and was departed from the psalmist, wherefore he entreats him to return unto him, and grant him his gracious presence. God is immense and omnipresent, he is everywhere: going away and returning cannot be properly ascribed to him; but he, nay be said to depart from his people, as to sensible communion with him, and enjoyment of him, when he hides his face, withdraws his gracious presence, and the comfortable... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 6:5

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, made either of the perfections or works of God, whether of nature or of grace, by a dead man to others; he is wholly useless to men on earth with respect to these things; in the grave who shall give thee thanks ? for mercies temporal or spiritual; the dead cannot praise the Lord among men, only the living; see Psalm 30:9 ; wherefore the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 6:4

Return, O Lord - Once I had the light of thy countenance, by sin I have forfeited this; I have provoked thee to depart: O Lord, return! It is an awful thing to be obliged to say, Return, O Lord, for this supposes backsliding; and yet what a mercy it is that a backslider may Return to God, with the expectation that God will return to him! read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 6:5

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! read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 6:4

Verse 4 4.Return, O Lord. In the preceding verses the Psalmist bewailed the absence of God, and now he earnestly requests the tokens of his presence, for our happiness consists in this, that we are the objects of the Divine regard, but we think he is alienated front us, if he does not give us some substantial evidence of his care for us. That David was at this time in the utmost peril, we gather from these words, in which he prays both for the deliverance of his soul, as it were, from the jaws... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 6:5

Verse 5 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 grateful remembrance of his benefits. To this gratitude reference is made when David says, that there will be no remembrance of God in death, nor any celebration of his praise in the grave His meaning is, that if, by the grace of God, he shall be delivered from death, he will be grateful for it, and keep it in remembrance. And he laments, that if he... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

The moan of a saint, and the mercy of his God. For the significance of the title of this psalm, see the Exposition. An expositor well remarks that the confessed uncertainty on the part of the best Hebrew scholars as to the meaning or many of the titles is a striking proof of their antiquity, since it shows that the clue thereto is lost in oblivion. This psalm belongs to those specified under the first head of our introductory homily, as one of those in which we have the strugglings and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

A cry to God, and its response. I. THE CRY OF THE FAINTING SOUL . Circumstances are adverse. There is gloom without and within. Conscience accuses. God seems full of wrath. Death is regarded, not as a release, but as the minister of judgment; and the grave, not as a quiet resting-place, but as a "pit," loathsome and terrible. Amidst the darkness, and with fears on every side: 1 . God ' s indignation is deprecated . Affliction is hard to bear; but with God's wrath it... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 6:1-7

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 6:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 6:5

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 6:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 6:5

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 6:4

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 6:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 6:1-10

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