Psalms 116:15

116:14 I will pay my vows unto the LORD now in the presence of all his people.

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

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Precious in Yahweh’s sight is the death of his saints.

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 saints.

116:16 O LORD, truly I am thy servant; I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds.

What does Psalms 116:15 mean?

Psalms 116:15 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include יָקָר (yâqâr), עַיִן (ʻayin), יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh).

Hebrew interlinear

Preciousיָקָרyâqâr/yaw-kawr'/H3368valuable (objectively or subjectively)

the

sightעַיִןʻayin/ah'-yin/H5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)

the

LORDיְהֹוָהYᵉhôvâh/yeh-ho-vaw'/H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

the

deathמָוֶתmâveth/maw'-veth/H4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin

his

saints.חָסִידchâçîyd/khaw-seed'/H2623properly, kind, i.e. (religiously) pious (a saint)

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Vows

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But Noah found grace in the eyes of the LORD.

Frequently asked questions

What does Psalms 116:15 say?

Psalms 116:15 (King James Version) reads: "Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints."

Is Psalms 116:15 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 116:15 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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