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“Precious in the sight of the LORD is the death of his saints.”
Death is framed as significant rather than unnoticed, offering a religious language of value and remembrance around the loss of a faithful person.
Source note: Psalm 116:15, King James Version; the statement appears within a psalm of deliverance, gratitude, and devotion.