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5For in death there is no remembrance of thee: in the grave who shall give thee thanks?
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Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise and praise thee? Selah. …
The dead praise not the LORD, neither any that go down into silence.
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.
What profit is there in my blood, when I go down to the pit? Shall the dust praise thee? shall it declare thy truth?
For the grave cannot praise thee, death can not celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 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…
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