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Psalms 91:16
16With length of days will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
Psalms 91:16 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
- New International Version (NIV)With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)With long life I will satisfy him and show him my salvation."
- New King James Version (NKJV)With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.”
Context of Psalms 91:16
14Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will I deliver him; I will set him on high, because he hath known my name. 15He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble, I will deliver him and honour him. With length of days will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
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אֹ֣רֶךְ יָ֭מִים אַשְׂבִּיעֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אַרְאֵ֗הוּ בִּֽישׁוּעָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 91:16
- Psalms 21:4He asked life of thee; thou gavest [it] him, length of days for ever and ever.
- Genesis 25:8And Abraham expired and died in a good old age, old and full [of days]; and was gathered to his peoples.
- Job 5:26Thou shalt come to the grave in a ripe age, as a shock of corn is brought in in its season.
- Proverbs 3:2for length of days, and years of life, and peace shall they add to thee.
- Proverbs 22:4The reward of humility [and] the fear of Jehovah is riches, and honour, and life.
- Isaiah 65:20There shall be no more thenceforth an infant of days, nor an old man that hath not completed his days; for the youth shall die a hundred years old, and the sinner being a hundred years old shall be accursed.
- Psalms 16:11Thou wilt make known to me the path of life: thy countenance is fulness of joy; at thy right hand are pleasures for evermore.
- Psalms 50:23Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me; and to him that ordereth [his] way will I shew the salvation of God.
- Isaiah 45:17Israel shall be saved by Jehovah with an everlasting salvation: ye shall not be ashamed nor confounded, unto the ages of ages.
- Luke 2:30for mine eyes have seen thy salvation,
- Luke 3:6and all flesh shall see the salvation of God.
Commentaries on Psalms 91:16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 16With long life - Literally, With length of days will I fill him up. He shall neither live a useless life, nor die before his time. He shall live happy and die happy. And show him my salvation - בשועתי ואראהו vearehu bishuathi, "I will make him see (or contemplate) in my salvation." He shall discover infinite lengths, breadths, depths, and heights, in my salvation. He shall feel boundless desires, and shall discover that I have provided boundless…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 16With long life will I satisfy him - The margin here, is “length of days;” that is, days lengthened out or multiplied. The meaning is, I will give him length of days as he desires, or until he is satisfied with life; implying (1) that it is natural to desire long life; (2) that long life is to be regarded as a blessing (compare Proverbs 3:2, Proverbs 3:16; Exodus 20:12); (3) that the tendency of religion is to lengthen out life; since virtue, temperance…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9-16Verses 9-16 Whatever happens, nothing shall hurt the believer; though trouble and affliction befal, it shall come, not for his hurt, but for good, though for the present it be not joyous but grievous. Those who rightly know God, will set their love upon him. They by prayer constantly call upon him. His promise is, that he will in due time deliver the believer out of trouble, and in the mean time be with him in trouble. The Lord will manage all his worldly…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 16A long life on earth represents just a small part of the Lord’s goodness and eternal friendship (Psalm 23:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 14-1614-16. God Himself speaks (compare Psa 46:10; 75:2, 3). All the terms to express safety and peace indicate the most undoubting confidence (compare Psa 18:2; 20:1; 22:5). set his love--that of the most ardent kind.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 91
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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