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Psalms 116:15
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the assembled community in the temple courts, speaking between his vow to fulfill before the people and his declaration that the Lord has broken his bonds.
The words — The term יָקָר (yaqar) translates literally as "precious" or "costly," while בְּעֵינֵי יְהוָה (be'enei YHWH) means "in the eyes of Yahweh," together describing the death of the חֲסִידָיו (chasidav), "his faithful ones."
The thread — This motif runs through Psalms 72:14, where God redeems the oppressed because their blood is precious in His sight, and 1 Samuel 25:29, which states the life of the faithful is securely bound by the Lord.
Why it lands — The verse directly states that God counts the passing of His covenant people as valuable rather than insignificant, requiring readers to acknowledge His deliberate oversight over mortality without assuming it guarantees immediate rescue.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
Cross-references
- Psalms 72:14 He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
- 1 Samuel 25:29 And should someone pursue you and seek your life, then the life of my lord will be bound securely by the LORD your God in the bundle of the living. But He shall fling away the lives of your enemies like stones from a sling.
- Psalms 37:32 Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
- Luke 16:22 One day the beggar died and was carried by the angels to Abraham’s side. And the rich man also died and was buried.
- Revelation 14:3 And they sang a new song before the throne and before the four living creatures and the elders. And no one could learn the song except the 144,000 who had been redeemed from the earth.
- Revelation 1:18 the Living One. I was dead, and behold, now I am alive forever and ever! And I hold the keys of Death and of Hades.
- Job 5:26 You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.