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Psalm 116:15–17

15 Precious in the sightd of the Lord

is the death of his faithful servants.e

16 Truly I am your servant, Lord;f

I serve you just as my mother did;g

you have freed me from my chains.h

17 I will sacrifice a thank offeringi to you

and call on the name of the Lord.

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Psalm 116:15–17 — English Standard Version (ESV)

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord

is the death of his saints.

16 O Lord, I am your servant;

I am your servant, the son of your maidservant.

You have loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to you the sacrifice of thanksgiving

and call on the name of the Lord.

Psalm 116:15–17 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord

Is the death of his saints.

16 O Lord, truly I am thy servant;

I am thy servant, and the son of thine handmaid:

Thou hast loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving,

And will call upon the name of the Lord.

Psalm 116:15–17 — New Living Translation (NLT)

15 The Lord cares deeply

when his loved ones die.

16 O Lord, I am your servant;

yes, I am your servant, born into your household;

you have freed me from my chains.

17 I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgiving

and call on the name of the Lord.

Psalm 116:15–17 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord

Is the death of His saints.

16 O Lord, truly I am Your servant;

I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant;

You have loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to You the sacrifice of thanksgiving,

And will call upon the name of the Lord.

Psalm 116:15–17 — New Century Version (NCV)

15 The death of one that belongs to the Lord

is precious in his sight.

16 Lord, I am your servant;

I am your servant and the son of your female servant.

You have freed me from my chains.

17 I will give you an offering to show thanks to you,

and I will pray to the Lord.

Psalm 116:15–17 — American Standard Version (ASV)

15 Precious in the sight of Jehovah

Is the death of his saints.

16 O Jehovah, truly I am thy servant:

I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid;

Thou hast loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving,

And will call upon the name of Jehovah.

Psalm 116:15–17 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

15 Precious in the sight of Jehovah is the death of his saints. 16 Yea, Jehovah! for I am thy servant; I am thy servant, the son of thy handmaid: thou hast loosed my bonds. 17 I will offer to thee the sacrifice of thanksgiving, and will call upon the name of Jehovah.

Psalm 116:15–17 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord 

is the death of his faithful ones. 

16 O Lord, I am indeed your servant. 

I am your servant, 

the son of your female servant. 

You have freed me from my chains. 

17 I will bring a song of thanksgiving to you as a sacrifice. 

I will call on the name of the Lord

Psalm 116:15–17 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

15 The death of His faithful ones

is valuable in the Lord’s sight.

16 Lord, I am indeed Your servant;

I am Your servant, the son of Your female servant.

You have loosened my bonds.

17 I will offer You a sacrifice of thanksgiving

and call on the name of Yahweh.

Psalm 116:15–17 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord

is the death of his faithful ones.

16 O Lord, I am your servant;

I am your servant, the child of your serving girl.

You have loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to you a thanksgiving sacrifice

and call on the name of the Lord.

Psalm 116:15–17 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

15 Costly in Yahweh’s view is

the death of his faithful ones.

16 Ah, Yahweh, I am indeed your servant;

I am your servant, the child of your maidservant.

You have loosed my bonds.

17 I will offer to you a sacrifice of thanksgiving,

and proclaim the name of Yahweh.

Psalm 116:15–17 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

15 The Lord pays special attention

when his faithful people die.

16 Lord, I serve you.

I serve you just as my mother did.

You have set me free from the chains of my suffering.

17 Lord, I will sacrifice a thank offering to you.

I will worship you.

Psalm 116:15–17 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

15 Precious in the sight of the Lord

Is the death of His godly ones.

16 O Lord, surely I am Your servant,

I am Your servant, the son of Your handmaid,

You have loosed my bonds.

17 To You I shall offer a sacrifice of thanksgiving,

And call upon the name of the Lord.


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