Psalm 6:6 Return to me – so I can praise your deeds.. alive

כִּי אֵין בַּמָּוֶת זִכְרֶךָ בִּשְׁאוֹל מִי יוֹדֶה לָּךְ

For there is no memory of You in death; in the grave, who will thank You?

After asking for G-d’s mercy and kindness: not to avoid me when the punish comes (see Psalm 6:2-5 for deeper explanation, and Psalm 6:5 for the first reason given, why should HASHEM do that), King David gives the second reason to ‘convince’ the LORD, why should He listen to David’s prayers:

G-d’s ‘need’ for our prayers

There is a reason given why G-d created the world. The way the Psalmist puts it in this verse – For us to thank and praise You, LORD.

And here we see this returning motif, of the human beings, given the two edges sword gift of free will. There is no praise in creating angles to praise G-d, because they cannot do otherwise. What does it worth to build a robot that says ‘You are great, you are awesome’?! if it didn’t choose to do so.

Who can bring you praises? – People, and only living people!

‘I did wrong with my ability to sin’ says king David, ‘but all I want is to follow Your Will, so please show again Your kindness upon me, and I, a living man will continue to praise Your deeds.