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Commentary for Psalms 116:15

יָ֭קָר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה הַ֝מָּ֗וְתָה לַחֲסִידָֽיו׃

Precious in the sight of the LORD Is the death of His saints.

Rashi on Psalms

Difficult in the eyes of the Lord The Holy One, blessed be He, showed me that it is a difficult thing and heavy in His eyes to kill His pious ones.
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Rashi on Psalms

the death המותה, the death (המות), [the final “hey” being superfluous] like (Gen. 39:11, 12): “into the house (הביתה)...outside (החוצה).”
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