Psalms 116:15
116:15 The Lord values
the lives of his faithful followers. 1
Psalms 103:17
103:17 But the Lord continually shows loyal love to his faithful followers, 2
and is faithful to their descendants, 3
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.
2 tn Heb “but the loyal love of the Lord [is] from everlasting to everlasting over those who fear him.”
3 tn Heb “and his righteousness to sons of sons.”