Where else is anything to be prized above life to be found in the Old Testament?
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According to [Psalms 63:4](https://bible.usccb.org/bible/psalms/63) in the NAB:
> For your love is better than life; my lips shall ever praise you!
Now, according to the commentary contained therein: *For your love is better than life: only here in the Old Testament is anything prized above life--in this case God’s love.*
Does anyone know if this is gloss is true? That is, is there another instance in the Old Testament where something is considered to be *better than life*?
Because of some other (questionable) commentary I have seen in the NAB, I am skeptical; and so, I am posing this question.
Also, it seems that the words "love" and "mercy" may be interchangeable, as the word "mercy" is used in place of the word "love" in the Douay-Rheims Bible--Psalm 62 (Vulgate numbering).
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