Psalm 116:15 KJV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 116:10-19

The Septuagint and some other ancient versions make these verses a distinct psalm separate from the former; and some have called it the Martyr's psalm, I suppose for the sake of Ps. 116:15. Three things David here makes confession of:? I. His faith (Ps. 116:10): I believed, therefore have I spoken. This is quoted by the apostle (2 Cor. 4:13) with application to himself and his fellow-ministers, who, though they suffered for Christ, were not ashamed to own him. David believed the being,... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:15

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 F15 ... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:15

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. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:15

Verse 15 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... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:1-19

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:1-19

Danger and deliverance. It is probable that the danger to which the psalmist was exposed was due to a very serious illness, threatening to end in death. It is certain that this is the most common danger we have to confront now. We look, therefore, at— I. A RECURRING EVIL IN OUR MORTAL LIFE — SICKNESS . With so complicated a structure as the human frame, and so intricate a system as that which has to be kept in working order, if we are to be in perfect health, it is no... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:12-19

The psalm closes with a thanksgiving for the deliverance vouchsafed. What return can the psalmist make? First, he will accept the blessing joyfully; next, he will ever continue to call upon God ( Psalms 116:13 ; comp. Psalms 116:4 , Psalms 116:17 ); thirdly, he will pay his vows openly in the temple, in the presence of the whole congregation ( Psalms 116:14 , Psalms 116:18 ); fourthly, he will offer continually the sacrifice of thanksgiving ( Psalms 116:17 ) for the benefits... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:15

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints (comp. Psalms 72:14 ). It is not a matter of indifference to God, when and under what circumstances each of his saints dies. Rather, it is a matter of deep concern to him. "In him are the issues of life and death" ( Psalms 68:20 ), and he appoints to each man the day and attendant circumstances of his demise. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:15

The Divine estimate of the saint's death. The text is one of the precious words of the Bible—one of the instances in which the Bible sheds bright light over the darker facts of life. Sorrow, temptation, disappointment, sin, and, as here, death, are all irradiated by the light the Bible sheds upon them. Our text calls death "precious." This a strange epithet for death—one we should never have given to it. But it is true, nevertheless, as here used. Therefore note— I. THE MEANING OF... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:15

Consolations for the bereaved. Health and sickness, joy and sorrow, life and death, are strangely intermingled in the stories of human lives. They are the threads, the warp and the weft, of which the web of life is woven. Until sin is gone, it is better for us to keep the sorrows and the sicknesses and even the dyings; for these are God's agents for stamping upon sin its true character, and he makes them to be but the anguish of our deliverance from sin's power and dominion. In our times... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Psalms 116:10-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Psalms 116:15

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:15

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 116:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:12-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:15

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 116:15

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