Psalms 116:15
13 I will lift the cup of salvation and call on the name of the LORD.
14 I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.
16 Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.
17 I will offer to You a sacrifice of thanksgiving and call on the name of the LORD.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of His saints.
- KJV
- Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.
- WEB
- Precious in the LORD’s sight is the death of his saints.
- ASV
- Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.
- DARBY
- Precious in the sight of Jehovah is the death of his saints.
- BLB
- Precious in the eyes of YHWH [is] the death of His holy ones.
- ÅB
- Kostelig i Herrens øyne er hans frommes død.
- OTB
- Dyrebar i Herrens øyne
Er hans trofaste tjeneres bortgang. - B1930
- Kostelig i Herrens øine er hans frommes død.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Psalms 72:14
He will redeem them from oppression and violence, for their blood is precious in his sight.
Read in context1 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.
Read in contextPsalms 37:32–33
Though the wicked lie in wait for the righteous, and seek to slay them,
Read in contextLuke 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.
Read in contextRevelation 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.
Read in contextRevelation 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.
Read in contextJob 5:26
You will come to the grave in full vigor, like a sheaf of grain gathered in season.
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