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Psalms 116:15 — King James Version← Study notes

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.


Psalms 116:15Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 116:155 words
HebrewMeaning
יָ֭קָרyāqār
is preciousadjH3368
clear · costly · excellent · fat ···
בְּ/עֵינֵ֣יbəʿēynēy
in the eyes ofpronH5869
outward appearance · before · think best · colour ···
יְהוָ֑הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
הַ֝/מָּ֗וְתָ/הhamāwətāh
the deathparticleH4194
death · die
לַ/חֲסִידָֽי/וlaḥăsiydāyw
of faithful people hispronH2623
good · holy · merciful · saint ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 116 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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