“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.”
Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his faithful ones. The verse reflects on the value God places on the faithful, even unto death. The phrase suggests that righteous death holds divine significance. This verse implies that loyalty to God transcends mortality.
Church Fathers on Psalms 116:15
1. “I have loved, since the Lord will hear the voice of my prayer” Psalm 114:1. Let the soul that is sojourning in absence from the Lord sing thus, let that sheep which had strayed sing thus, let that son who had “died and returned to life,” who had “been lost and was found;” Luke 15:6, 24 let our soul sing thus, brethren, and most beloved sons. Let us be taught, and let us abide, and let us sing thus with the Saints: “I have loved: since the Lord will hear the voice of my…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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