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Psalms 116:15
15The Lord is sad when one of his servants dies, because their lives are valuable to him.
Psalms 116:15 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
- New International Version (NIV)Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his faithful servants.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Precious in the sight of the Lord Is the death of His saints.
Context of Psalms 116:15
13I will offer a cup of wine to the Lord, to thank him because he saved me! I will worship him. 14I will give to the Lord everything that I have promised. I will do that when all his people meet together. The Lord is sad when one of his servants dies, because their lives are valuable to him. 16Lord, I really am your servant. I am like a slave in your house. You have saved me from death. 17I will offer to you a special sacrifice to say ‘thank you’. I will worship you as Lord.
Read all of Psalms 116Psalms 116:15 word by word
יָ֭קָר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַ֝מָּ֗וְתָה לַחֲסִידָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 116:15
- Psalms 37:32Evil people wait for a chance to kill righteous people.
- Psalms 72:14He will rescue them from cruel people who hurt them. Their lives are important to him.
- 1 Samuel 25:29People may chase after you and try to kill you. But the Lord your God will always keep you safe. He will throw your enemies away like someone who throws a stone from his sling.
- Job 5:26You will not die until you are old. You will grow with strength until you die, like crops that grow until the time of harvest.
- Luke 16:22Then Lazarus died and God's angels carried him away. They put him at the side of Abraham in heaven. The rich man then also died and his family buried him in the ground.
- Revelation 1:18I am the one who always lives. I died once. But look! Now I am alive and I will be alive for ever. I have authority over death and over Hades, the place for dead people.
- Revelation 14:3The 144,000 people were singing a new song that they had learned. They sang it in front of the throne. They sang in front of the four beings that are alive and in front of the leaders. Only these 144,000 people could learn the new song. They are the people that God had saved from among the people who lived on the earth.
Commentaries on Psalms 116:15
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 15Precious in the sight of the Lord - Many have understood this verse as meaning, "the saints are too precious in the Lord's sight, lightly to give them over to death:" and this, Calmet contends, is the true sense of the text. Though they have many enemies, their lives are precious in his sight, and their foes shall not prevail against them.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 15Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints - Of his people; his friends. Luther renders this, “The death of his saints is held to be of value” - (ist werth gehalten) - “before the Lord.” The word rendered “precious” - יקר yâqâr - means costly, as precious stones, 1 Kings 10:2, 1 Kings 10:10-11; dear, beloved, as relatives and friends, Psalm 45:9; honored, respected, Ecclesiastes 10:1; splendid, beautiful, Job 31:26; rare, 1 Samuel 3:1…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 10-19Verses 10-19 When troubled, we do best to hold our peace, for we are apt to speak unadvisedly. Yet there may be true faith where there are workings of unbelief; but then faith will prevail; and being humbled for our distrust of God's word, we shall experience his faithfulness to it. What can the pardoned sinner, or what can those who have been delivered from trouble or distress, render to the Lord for his benefits? We cannot in any way profit him. Our…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 15-19No one lives or dies outside of God’s will. Having been given a second chance at life, the poet readily commits himself to the Lord with renewed acts of public devotion.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 15-1615-16. By the plea of being a homeborn servant, he intimates his claim on God's covenant love to His people.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 116
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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