Preciousיָקָרin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWHיְהוָהis the deathהַמָּוְתָהof his faithful ones.לַחֲסִידָיו
Psalms 116:15
Study it in the app“Precious in the eyes of YHWH is the death of his faithful ones.”
Precious in YHWH’s eyes is the death of his faithful onesDeath and Eternal Life
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 116:15, word by word
- Preciousיָקָרyakar
precious
Of great value.
Where else “yakar” appears- in the eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- is the deathמָּוְתָmavta
death
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavta” appears- of his faithful onesחֲסִידָיchasiday
faithful one, godly
Faithful one: one who lives out loyal love toward God; also kind.
Where else “chasiday” appears
The context
14My vows to YHWH I will pay, in the presence now of all his people,
15 · This verse (above)
16I beg you, YHWH, for I am your servant; I am your servant, the son of your female servant; you have loosed my bonds.