Psalms 116:15

116:15 The Lord values

the lives of his faithful followers. ¹ 

Psalms 132:9

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

May your loyal followers shout for joy!

Psalms 132:16

132:16 I will protect her priests, ³ 

and her godly people will shout exuberantly. ⁴ 

Psalms 145:10

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

Your loyal followers will praise you.

Psalms 149:5

149:5 Let the godly rejoice because of their vindication! ⁵ 

Let them shout for joy upon their beds! ⁶ 

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 Or “righteousness.”

³ tn Heb “and her priests I will clothe [with] deliverance.”

⁴ tn Heb “[with] shouting they will shout.” The infinitive absolute is used to emphasize the verb.

⁴ tn Heb “in glory.” Here “glory” probably refers to the “honor” that belongs to the Lord’s people as a result of their deliverance (see v. 4).

⁵ tn The significance of the reference to “beds” is unclear. Perhaps the point is that they should rejoice at all times, even when falling asleep or awaking.