Psalm 6 appeals for rescue and says, “For in death there is no remembrance of you; in Sheol who will give you praise?” Psalm 6:5. In context, it presents death as the end of public thanksgiving, supporting the urgency of the request Psalm 6:4.
In Psalm 6:4–5 the speaker pleads for God to come back and intervene. He asks to be rescued and kept alive, grounding the request in God’s loyal love rather than in his own strength. Then he gives a reason: if he dies, he will no longer remember God or offer public thanks. These lines sit inside a lament psalm where the speaker is overwhelmed and seeking relief. The surrounding movement (verses 1–3) is a cry for mercy and healing, with the feeling that God’s help has been delayed.
Psalm 6:4–5 presents a distressed speaker who believes God’s help has been delayed and asks God to “return” and intervene. The requests (“deliver my soul,” “save me”) are rescue language aimed at preserving the speaker’s life, not a detached reflection. The explicit stated basis is God’s loyal love (steadfast love), not the speaker’s deservingness.
A careful answer keeps the immediate passage, the book's argument, and the whole-Bible storyline together, so the question is answered in context instead of as a detached idea.
Start with Psalms 6:5, then read the surrounding section so the answer stays connected to the passage's flow.
5For in death there is no memory of you. In Sheol, who shall give you thanks?