God’s Word Translation
Psalms 91:16
16I will satisfy you with a long life. I will show you how I will save you.
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 you love me, I will rescue you. I will protect you because you know my name. 15When you call to me, I will answer you. I will be with you when you are in trouble. I will save you and honor you. I will satisfy you with a long life. I will show you how I will save you.
Read all of Psalms 91Psalms 91:16 word by word
אֹ֣רֶךְ יָ֭מִים אַשְׂבִּיעֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אַרְאֵ֗הוּ בִּֽישׁוּעָתִֽי׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 91:16
- Psalms 21:4He asked you for life. You gave him a long life, forever and ever.
- Genesis 25:8Then he took his last breath, and died at a very old age. After a long and full life, he joined his ancestors in death.
- Job 5:26“You will come to your grave at a ripe old age like a stack of hay in the right season.
- Proverbs 3:2because they will bring you long life, good years, and peace.
- Proverbs 22:4On the heels of humility (the fear of the Lord) are riches and honor and life.
- Isaiah 65:20There will no longer be an infant who lives for only a few days or an old man who doesn’t live a long life. Whoever lives to be a hundred years old will be thought of as young. Whoever dies before he is a hundred years old will be cursed as a sinner.
- Psalms 16:11You make the path of life known to me. Complete joy is in your presence. Pleasures are by your side forever.
- Psalms 50:23Whoever offers thanks as a sacrifice honors me. I will let everyone who continues in my way see the salvation that comes from God.”
- Isaiah 45:17Israel has been saved by the Lord forever. You will never again be ashamed or disgraced.
- Luke 2:30My eyes have seen your salvation,
- Luke 3:6All people will see the salvation that God gives.’ ”
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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