Teks -- Psalms 116:15 (NET)

116:15 The Lord values the lives of his faithful followers.

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JFB: Psa 116:15-16

By the plea of being a homeborn servant, he intimates his claim on God's covenant love to His people.

Clarke: Psa 116:15 - Precious in the sight of the Lord

Precious in the sight of the Lord - Many have understood this verse as meaning, "the saints are too precious in the Lord’ s sight, lightly to give them over to death:"and this, Calmet contends, is the true sense of the text. Though they have many enemies, their lives are precious in his sight, and their foes shall not prevail against them.

Calvin: Psa 116:15 - Precious in the eyes of Jehovah is the death of his meek ones

15.Precious in the eyes of Jehovah is the death of his meek ones He goes on now to the general doctrine of God’s providential care for the godly, in that he renders them assistance in time of need; their lives being precious in his sight. With this shield he desires to defend himself from the terrors of death, which often pressed upon him, by which he imagined he would instantly be swallowed up. When we are in danger and God apparently overlooks us, we then consider ourselves to be contemned as poor slaves, and that our life is regarded as a thing of nought. And we are aware that when the wicked perceive that we have no protection, they wax the more bold against us, as if God took no notice either of our life or death. In opposition to their erroneous doctrine, David introduces this sentiment, that God does not hold his servants in so little estimation as to expose them to death casually. ³⁸⁴ We may indeed for a time be subjected to all the vicissitudes of fortune and of the world; we will nevertheless always have this consolation, that God will, eventually, openly manifest how dear our souls are to him. In these times, when innocent blood is shed, and the wicked contemners of God furiously exalt themselves, as if exulting over a vanquished God, let us hold fast by this doctrine, that the death of the faithful, which is so worthless, nay, even ignominious in the sight of men, is so valuable in God’s sight, that, even after their death, he stretches out his hand towards them, and by dreadful examples demonstrates how he holds in abhorrence the cruelty of those who unjustly persecute the good and simple. If he put their tears in a bottle, how will he permit their blood to perish? Psa 56:8 At his own time he will accomplish the prediction of Isaiah, “that the earth shall disclose her blood,” Isa 26:21. To leave room for the grace of God, let us put on the spirit of meekness, even as the prophet, in designating the faithful meek ones, calls upon them to submit their necks quietly to bear the burden of the cross, that in their patience they may possess their souls, Luk 21:19

Defender: Psa 116:15 - death of his saints

Although death is the great enemy, those who have been redeemed and forgiven no longer need fear its "sting" (1Co 15:55) or drown in its sorrow (1Th 4:13) knowing that death is merely an entrance into the joyful presence of their Savior to whom they are like precious gems (Mal 3:17)."

TSK: Psa 116:15 - Precious

Precious : Psa 37:32, Psa 37:33, Psa 72:14; 1Sa 25:29; Job 5:26; Luk 16:22; Rev 1:18, Rev 14:3

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Poole: Psa 116:15

He sets a high price upon it; he will not readily grant it to those that greedily seek it; and if any son of violence procure it, he will make him, pay very dearly for it; and when the saints suffer it for God’ s sake, as they frequently do, it is a most acceptable sacrifice to God, and highly esteemed by him. Thus the blood of God’ s people is said to be precious in his sight, Psa 72:14 . And, in the same sense, the life of a man is said to be precious in his eyes who spareth and preserveth it, as 1Sa 26:21 2Ki 1:13 . God’ s people are precious in his eyes, both living and dying; for whether they live, they live unto the Lord; or whether they die, they die unto the Lord, Rom 14:8 .

PBC: Psa 116:15

See WebbSr: DEATH OF THE SAINTS

In context it has a more immediate meaning (than physical death) and what it means is that when one of God’s children dies unto sin -that’s precious in the eyes of God. Beloved, when sin is no longer their master, when they’re no longer under the power of sin and under sin’s control, that’s precious in the eyes of God. It’s precious in the eyes of God when His child dies unto sin, when His child says that " I’m no longer going to serve sin, I’m going to serve a new Master, Jesus Christ."

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Gill: Psa 116:15 - 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. The Lord has his saints or sanctified ones, who are sanctified or set apart by God the Father from all eternity; who are sanctified in Christ, their head and representative; who are sanctified by his blood, shed for the expiation of their sins; who are sanctified by his Spirit and grace, are called with an holy calling, and have principles of holiness wrought in them, and live holy lives and conversations. The word ^o used also signifies one that has received kindness and favour, and shows it: saints are such, who have received spiritual blessings from the Lord; to whom he has been kind and bountiful; and these are merciful and beneficent to others. Now these die as well as others, though holy and righteous, and though Christ has died for them; he has indeed delivered them from death as a punishment, he has abolished it in this sense; and has freed them from the curse and sting of it, but not from that itself; because it is for their good, and it is precious in the sight of the Lord. Saints are precious to him, living and dying; there is something in their death, or that attends it, that is delightful to him, and of high esteem with him; as when they are in the full exercise of grace at such a season; when they die in faith, and have hope in their death; and their love is drawn out unto him, and they long to be with him: besides, they die in the Lord, and sleep in Jesus, in union with him; with whom he is well pleased, and all in him; and they die unto him, according to his will, and are resigned unto it; and so glorify him in death, as well as in life. It is the time of their ingathering to him; at death he comes into his garden, and gathers his flowers, and smells a sweet savour in them; their very dust is precious to him, which he takes care of and raises up at the last day. The commonly received sense of the words is, that the saints are so dear to the Lord, their lives are so much set by with him, and their blood so precious to him, that he will not easily suffer their lives to be taken away, or their blood to be spilled; and whenever it is, he will, sooner or later, severely revenge it; see 1Sa 26:21. And to this sense is the Targum,

"precious before the Lord is death sent to (or inflicted on) his saints;''

that is, by men. The words will bear to be rendered, "precious in the sight of the Lord is that death", or "death itself, for his saints"; that very remarkable and observable death, even the death of his Son, which was not only for the good of his saints, for their redemption, salvation, justification, pardon, and eternal life; but in their room and stead; and which was very acceptable unto God, of high esteem with him, of a sweet smelling savour to him: not that he took pleasure in it, simply considered; for he that hath no pleasure in the death of him that dieth, even of a sinner, could have none in the death of his Son; but as hereby his justice was satisfied, his law fulfilled, the salvation of his people procured, and his covenant, counsels, purposes, and decrees, accomplished. המותה has a double ה in it; one at the beginning, and the other at the end of the word; which is very emphatic, and so may point at something very remarkable; and what more so than the death of Christ? and ל is sometimes used for substitution, and signifies "for", "instead", or "in the room of", another; see Exo 4:16.