Psalm 91:16
With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation."
With long life
The phrase "with long life" in Psalm 91:16 speaks to the promise of longevity and the blessing of extended days. In the Hebrew text, the word for "long" is "orek," which implies not just a lengthy duration but a life filled with purpose and fulfillment. This promise is often seen as a reward for faithfulness and obedience to God. Historically, long life was considered a sign of divine favor and blessing, as seen in the lives of patriarchs like Abraham and Moses. In a spiritual sense, this phrase can also be interpreted as the promise of eternal life through faith in Jesus Christ, emphasizing the eternal perspective of life beyond physical years.

I will satisfy him
The word "satisfy" comes from the Hebrew "saba," which means to be full or to have one's desires fully met. This satisfaction is not merely physical or material but encompasses spiritual and emotional fulfillment. In the biblical context, true satisfaction comes from a relationship with God, who meets the deepest needs of the human heart. This promise assures believers that God will provide all that is necessary for a contented and fulfilled life, echoing the sentiments of Psalm 23:1, "The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want."

and show him My salvation
The phrase "and show him My salvation" is a profound promise of divine revelation and deliverance. The Hebrew word for "salvation" is "yeshu'ah," which is closely related to the name Yeshua (Jesus), highlighting the messianic promise of deliverance through Christ. This salvation is not only a rescue from physical danger but also a spiritual deliverance from sin and death. In the historical context, salvation often referred to God's deliverance of Israel from their enemies. For Christians, this promise is fulfilled in the person and work of Jesus Christ, who provides ultimate salvation and eternal life. The assurance of seeing God's salvation is a source of hope and encouragement, reminding believers of God's faithfulness and the eternal security found in Him.

Persons / Places / Events
1. The Psalmist
Traditionally attributed to Moses or David, the psalmist is the one who conveys God's promises and protection.

2. God
The speaker in this verse, promising long life and salvation to those who trust in Him.

3. The Faithful Believer
The recipient of God's promise, representing those who dwell in the shelter of the Most High.
Teaching Points
Understanding God's Promises
Recognize that God's promise of long life and salvation is both physical and spiritual, offering hope for this life and the next.

Trust in God's Protection
Encourage believers to trust in God's protection and provision, as He is faithful to fulfill His promises.

Eternal Perspective
While long life on earth is a blessing, the ultimate fulfillment of this promise is eternal life through Jesus Christ.

Living in Obedience
Emphasize the importance of living in obedience to God's commands as a way to experience His blessings.

Sharing the Promise of Salvation
Encourage believers to share the message of salvation with others, as it is a promise available to all who believe.
Bible Study Questions
1. How does the promise of "long life" in Psalm 91:16 relate to the concept of eternal life in the New Testament?

2. In what ways can we experience God's salvation in our daily lives, beyond the promise of eternal life?

3. How does trusting in God's protection influence our response to life's challenges and uncertainties?

4. What practical steps can we take to live in obedience to God's commands and experience His promised blessings?

5. How can we effectively share the message of God's salvation with those around us, in light of the promises in Psalm 91:16?
Connections to Other Scriptures
Deuteronomy 5:33
This verse speaks of walking in God's ways to prolong life, connecting to the promise of long life in Psalm 91:16.

John 3:16
The promise of salvation is echoed in the New Testament, where eternal life is given to those who believe in Jesus.

Proverbs 3:1-2
Emphasizes the connection between keeping God's commandments and receiving long life and peace.

Isaiah 46:4
God promises to sustain and carry His people even into old age, reflecting the assurance of long life.

1 John 5:11-12
Discusses the testimony of eternal life through Jesus, aligning with the promise of salvation in Psalm 91:16.
Christianity and LongevityT. De Witt Talmage.Psalm 91:16
Long Life DesirableB. Preece.Psalm 91:16
A Home in ChristJ. A. M. Chapman, D.D.Psalm 91:1-16
A Song of FaithA. Maclaren, D.D.Psalm 91:1-16
Abiding in GodPsalm 91:1-16
God Our Dwelling, and in Our DwellingN. Adams, D. D.Psalm 91:1-16
God's Secret and ShadowB. Pierce.Psalm 91:1-16
The Believer Safely Dwelling in GodC. Bradley, M. A.Psalm 91:1-16
The Man that Trusts in GodS. Conway Psalm 91:1-16
The Secret of His PresenceJ. W. Chapman, D. D.Psalm 91:1-16
The Secret of the Most HighJohn Thomas, M.A.Psalm 91:1-16
The Special Providence of GodC. Moinet, M.A.Psalm 91:1-16
A Good Man and the Great GodHomilistPsalm 91:14-16
Love Must be Fixed on GodA. Maclaren, D. D.Psalm 91:14-16
The Beloved of the LordS. Conway Psalm 91:14-16
The Character Which God ApprovesJ. L. Adamson.Psalm 91:14-16
The Favourite of GodW. Dawson.Psalm 91:14-16
The Name of God KnownW. R. Huntington, D.D.Psalm 91:14-16
God's Presence in Time of TroubleR. Tuck Psalm 91:15, 16
People
Psalmist
Places
Jerusalem
Topics
92, Cause, Length, Psalm, Rewarded, Sabbath, Salvation, Satisfy, Shew, Song
Dictionary of Bible Themes
Psalm 91:16

     4016   life, human
     5204   age
     5334   health
     5939   satisfaction

Psalm 91:14-16

     6688   mercy, demonstration of God's
     8304   loyalty

Library
March 18. "Neither Shall any Plague Come Near Thy Dwelling" (Ps. Xci. 10).
"Neither shall any plague come near thy dwelling" (Ps. xci. 10). We know what it is to be fireproof, to be waterproof: but it is a greater thing to be proof against sin. It is possible to be so filled with the Spirit and presence of Jesus that all the shafts of the enemy glance off our heavenly armor; that all the burrs and thistles which grow on the wayside fail to stick to our heavenly robes; that all the noxious vapors of the pit disappear before the warm breath of the Holy Ghost, and we walk
Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth

September 26. "I Will be with Him in Trouble" (Ps. Xci. 15).
"I will be with Him in trouble" (Ps. xci. 15). The question often comes, "Why didn't He help me sooner!" It is not His order. He must first adjust you to the situation and cause you to learn your lesson from it. His promise is, "I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him." He must be with you in the trouble first until you grow quiet. Then He will take you out of it. This will not come till you have stopped being restless and fretful about it and become calm and trustful. Then
Rev. A. B. Simpson—Days of Heaven Upon Earth

Terror by Night
(Preached in Lent.) PSALM xci. 5. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night. You may see, if you will read your Bible, that the night is spoken of in the Old Testament much as we speak of it now, as a beautiful and holy thing. The old Jews were not afraid of any terror by night. They rejoiced to consider the heavens, the work of God's fingers, the moon and the stars, which he had ordained. They looked on night, as we do, as a blessed time of rest and peace for men, in which the beasts of
Charles Kingsley—Discipline and Other Sermons

The Answer to Trust
'Because he hath set his love upon Me, therefore will I deliver him: I will set him on high, because he hath known My name.' --PSALM xci. 14. There are two voices speaking in the earlier part of this psalm: one that of a saint who professes his reliance upon the Lord, his Fortress; and another which answers the former speaker, and declares that he shall be preserved by God. In this verse, which is the first of the final portion of the psalm, we have a third voice--the voice of God Himself, which
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Sheltering Wing
'He shall cover thee with His feathers, and under His wings shalt thou trust: His truth shall be thy shield and buckler.' --PSALM xci. 4. We remember the magnificent image in Moses' song, of God's protection and guidance as that of the eagle who stirred up his nest, and hovered over the young with his wings, and bore them on his pinions. That passage may possibly have touched the imagination of this psalmist, when he here employs the same general metaphor, but with a distinct and significant difference
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

What God Will do for Us
'He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him: I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honour him. 16. With long life will I satisfy him, and show him My salvation.'--PSALM xci. 15, 16. When considering the previous verses of this psalm, I pointed out that at its close we have God's own voice coming in to confirm and expand the promises which, in the earlier portion of it, have been made in His name to the devout heart. The words which we have now to consider cover the whole range
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Habitation of the Soul
'Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my refuge, even the most High, thy habitation; there shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.'--PSALM xci. 9, 10. It requires a good deal of piecing to make out from the Hebrew the translation of our Authorised Version here. The simple, literal rendering of the first words of these verses is, 'Surely, Thou, O Lord! art my Refuge'; and I do not suppose that any of the expedients which have been adopted to modify that translation
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

The Snare of the Fowler
"Satan, the fowler, who betrays Unguarded souls a thousand ways." "The prince of the power of this world, the spirit which still worketh in the children of disobedience," is like a fowler, always attempting to destroy us. It was once said by a talented writer, that the old devil was dead, and that there was a new devil now; by which he meant to say, that the devil of old times was a rather different devil from the deceiver of these times. We believe that it is the same evil spirit; but there is a
Charles Haddon Spurgeon—Spurgeon's Sermons Volume 3: 1857

Under his Shadow.
A BRIEF SACRAMENTAL DISCOURSE DELIVERED AT MENTONE TO ABOUT A SCORE BRETHREN."He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty."--Psalm xci. 1. UNDER HIS SHADOW. I MUST confess of my short discourse, as the man did of the axe which fell into the stream, that it is borrowed. The outline of it is taken from one who will never complain of me, for to the great loss of the Church she has left these lower choirs to sing above. Miss Havergal, last and loveliest
Charles Hadden Spurgeon—Till He Come

The Pinnacle of the Temple.
He was then taken to the pinnacle of the Temple, and the tempter said to him, "If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down; thou art sure of aid by a miracle from God;" and quoted, literally, in application, the words of Psa. xci., 11, 12, ";The angels shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou dash thy foot against a stone." But Christ arrays against him another passage, which defines the right application of the former: "Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God." (Deut., vi., 16.) As if he had
Augustus Neander—The Life of Jesus Christ in Its Historical Connexion

The Cloister Garden
Gerhard Ter Steegen Ps. xci. 1 How good it is, when weaned from all beside, With God alone the soul is satisfied, Deep hidden in His heart! How good it is, redeemed, and washed, and shriven, To dwell, a cloistered soul, with Christ in heaven, Joined, never more to part! How good the heart's still chamber thus to close On all but God alone-- There in the sweetness of His love repose, His love unknown! All else for ever lost--forgotten all That else can be; In rapture undisturbed, O Lord, to fall
Frances Bevan—Hymns of Ter Steegen, Suso, and Others

Evensong
Gerhard Ter Steegen Ps. xci. 4 Take me, Jesus, to Thy breast; Folded close in warmth and rest, Keep me near to Thee; Silenced in the bliss profound Of the love that wraps me round, Every care shall be. Every breath for Thee alone, O my heart's beloved One; Comfort me in sleep. Still deep rest art Thou to Thine, Safely in Thine arms divine Thy beloved keep.
Frances Bevan—Hymns of Ter Steegen, Suso, and Others

God's Merciful Guardianship of his People. --Ps. Xci.
God's merciful Guardianship of his People.--Ps. xci. Call Jehovah thy salvation, Rest beneath the Almighty's shade, In his secret habitation Dwell, and never be dismay'd: There no tumult shall alarm thee, Thou shalt dread no hidden snare, Guile nor violence can harm thee In eternal safeguard there. From the sword at noon-day wasting, From the noisome pestilence, In the depth of midnight blasting, God shall be thy sure defence; Fear not thou the deadly quiver, When a thousand feel the blow, Mercy
James Montgomery—Sacred Poems and Hymns

Call Jehovah Thy Salvation
[1184]Trust: Felix Mendelssohn, 1840 Psalm 91 James Montgomery, 1822 DOXOLOGY Call Jehovah thy salvation, Rest beneath the Almighty's shade; In his secret habitation Dwell, and never be dismayed. There no tumult can alarm thee, Thou shalt dread no hidden snare; Guile nor violence can harm thee, In eternal safeguard there. God shall charge his angel legions Watch and ward o'er thee to keep: Though thou walk through hostile regions, Though in desert wilds thou sleep. Since, with pure and firm affection,
Various—The Hymnal of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the USA

The Foundation of the Monastery Hindered. Our Lord Consoles the Saint.
1. When the matter was in this state--so near its conclusion, that on the very next day the papers were to be signed--then it was that the Father Provincial changed his mind. I believe that the change was divinely ordered--so it appeared afterwards; for while so many prayers were made, our Lord was perfecting His work and arranging its execution in another way. When the Provincial refused us, my confessor bade me forthwith to think no more of it, notwithstanding the great trouble and distress which
Teresa of Avila—The Life of St. Teresa of Jesus

'Deliver us from Evil'
'But deliver us from evil.'--MATT. vi. 13. The two halves of this prayer are like a calm sky with stars shining silently in its steadfast blue, and a troubled earth beneath, where storms sweep, and changes come, and tears are ever being shed. The one is so tranquil, the other so full of woe and want. What a dark picture of human conditions lies beneath the petitions of this second half! Hunger and sin and temptation, and wider still, that tragic word which includes them all--evil. Forgiveness and
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions of Holy Scripture

That There is no Security against Temptation in this Life
"My Son, thou art never secure in this life, but thy spiritual armour will always be needful for thee as long as thou livest. Thou dwellest among foes, and art attacked on the right hand and on the left. If therefore thou use not on all sides the shield of patience, thou wilt not remain long unwounded. Above all, if thou keep not thy heart fixed upon Me with steadfast purpose to bear all things for My sake, thou shalt not be able to bear the fierceness of the attack, nor to attain to the victory
Thomas A Kempis—Imitation of Christ

Christ's Messengers: their Equipment and Work
'After these things, the Lord appointed other seventy also, and sent them two and two before His face into every city and place whither He Himself would come. 2. Therefore said He unto them, The harvest truly is great, but the labourers are few: pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that He would send forth labourers into His harvest. 3. Go your ways: behold, I send you forth as lambs among wolves. 4. Carry neither purse, nor scrip, nor shoes; and salute no man by the way. 5. And into whatsoever
Alexander Maclaren—Expositions Of Holy Scripture

The Wilderness: Temptation. Matthew 4:1-11. Mark 1:12, 13. Luke 4:1-13.
The University of Arabia: Jesus' naturalness--the Spirit's presence--intensity, Luke 2:45-51.--a true perspective--- the temptation's path--sin's path--John's grouping, 1 John 2:16.--the Spirit's plan--why--the devil's weakness--the Spirit's leading--a wilderness for every God-used man, Moses, Elijah, Paul. Earth's Ugliest, Deepest Scar: Jesus the only one led up to be tempted--the wilderness--its history, Genesis 13:10-13. 18:16-19:38.--Jesus really tempted--no wrong here in inner response--every
S. D. Gordon—Quiet Talks about Jesus

The Best Things Work for Good to the Godly
WE shall consider, first, what things work for good to the godly; and here we shall show that both the best things and the worst things work for their good. We begin with the best things. 1. God's attributes work for good to the godly. (1). God's power works for good. It is a glorious power (Col. i. 11), and it is engaged for the good of the elect. God's power works for good, in supporting us in trouble. "Underneath are the everlasting arms" (Deut. xxxiii. 27). What upheld Daniel in the lion's den?
Thomas Watson—A Divine Cordial

Appendix 2 Extracts from the Babylon Talmud
Massecheth Berachoth, or Tractate on Benedictions [76] Mishnah--From what time is the "Shema" said in the evening? From the hour that the priests entered to eat of their therumah [77] until the end of the first night watch. [78] These are the words of Rabbi Eliezer. But the sages say: Till midnight. Rabban Gamaliel says: Until the column of the morning (the dawn) rises. It happened, that his sons came back from a banquet. They said to him: "We have not said the Shema.'" He said to them, "If the column
Alfred Edersheim—Sketches of Jewish Social Life

How to Make Use of Christ as the Truth, when Error Prevaileth, and the Spirit of Error Carrieth Many Away.
There is a time when the spirit of error is going abroad, and truth is questioned, and many are led away with delusions. For Satan can change himself into an angel of light, and make many great and fairlike pretensions to holiness, and under that pretext usher in untruths, and gain the consent of many unto them; so that in such a time of temptation many are stolen off their feet, and made to depart from the right ways of God, and to embrace error and delusions instead of truth. Now the question is,
John Brown (of Wamphray)—Christ The Way, The Truth, and The Life

Psalms
The piety of the Old Testament Church is reflected with more clearness and variety in the Psalter than in any other book of the Old Testament. It constitutes the response of the Church to the divine demands of prophecy, and, in a less degree, of law; or, rather, it expresses those emotions and aspirations of the universal heart which lie deeper than any formal demand. It is the speech of the soul face to face with God. Its words are as simple and unaffected as human words can be, for it is the genius
John Edgar McFadyen—Introduction to the Old Testament

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