The Meaning of Psalms 116:15 Explained

Psalms 116:15

KJV: Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.

YLT: Precious in the eyes of Jehovah is the death for His saints.

Darby: Precious in the sight of Jehovah is the death of his saints.

ASV: Precious in the sight of Jehovah Is the death of his saints.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Psalms 116:15?

MEANING: What does Psalms 116:15 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Psalms 116:15 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Psalms 116:15?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Precious  in the sight  of the LORD  [is] the death  of his saints. 

What does Psalms 116:15 Mean?

Context Summary

Psalms 116:12-19 - Praise Him For All His Benefits
The psalmist dwells joyfully on his enslavement to God, because in and through it he had found perfect liberty. Thou hast loosed my bonds. They who become enslaved to Christ are set free from all other restraints. See John 8:31-36. Do not forget to pay your vows! In trouble we make promises, which, when the trouble has passed, we find it convenient to forget. See Genesis 40:23.
Psalms 117:1-2 is the shortest chapter in the Bible and its center; but, small as it is, it breathes a world-wide spirit and reaches out to all nations. "It is a dewdrop reflecting the universe." The Apostle quotes it in Romans 15:11, as foretelling the call of the Gentiles. Here, as in Isaiah 11:10 and elsewhere, the spirit of the singer overleaps all national exclusiveness and comprehends all people and all time.
Let us learn to exercise the spirit of praise in our daily sphere. Surely we also can say that God's loving-kindness has been, and is, mighty over us. "Where sin abounded grace did much more abound." The permanence of this love is guaranteed by God's faithfulness; for his truth is his troth. The shortest prayer of praise should find room for Hallelujah! See Revelation 19:4. [source]

Chapter Summary: Psalms 116

1  The psalmist professes his love and duty to God for his deliverance
12  He studies to be thankful

What do the individual words in Psalms 116:15 mean?

Precious in the sight of Yahweh [Is] the death of His saints
יָ֭קָר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַ֝מָּ֗וְתָה לַחֲסִידָֽיו

יָ֭קָר  Precious 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: יְקִפָּאֹון 
Sense: valuable, prized, weighty, precious, rare, splendid.
בְּעֵינֵ֣י  in  the  sight 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, cdc
Root: עֹונָה 
Sense: eye.
יְהוָ֑ה  of  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
הַ֝מָּ֗וְתָה  [Is]  the  death 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular, third person feminine singular
Root: מָוֶת  
Sense: death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead.
לַחֲסִידָֽיו  of  His  saints 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: חָסִיד  
Sense: faithful, kind, godly, holy one, saint, pious.

What are the major concepts related to Psalms 116:15?

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