Mazmur 116:15

116:15 The Lord values

the lives of his faithful followers. ¹ 

Mazmur 132:9

132:9 May your priests be clothed with integrity! ² 

May your loyal followers shout for joy!

Mazmur 145:10

145:10 All he has made will give thanks to the Lord.

Your loyal followers will praise you.

[116:15]  ¹ tn Heb “precious in the eyes of the Lord [is] the death of his godly ones.” The point is not that God delights in or finds satisfaction in the death of his followers! The psalmist, who has been delivered from death, affirms that the life-threatening experiences of God’s followers get God’s attention, just as a precious or rare object would attract someone’s eye. See Ps 72:14 for a similar expression of this belief.

[132:9]  ² tn Or “righteousness.”