Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
(Compare Psalms 115:17-18; Isaiah 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."
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing Psalms 6:5:
Psalms 6:1
Psalms 16:10
Psalms 30:8-11
Psalms 88:1-2
Psalms 88:11-12
Psalms 145:7
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