Psalms 91:16 - Exposition

With long life (or, length of days ) will I satisfy him. Length of days is always viewed in the Old Testament as a blessing, and a special reward for obedience ( Exodus 20:12 ; Deuteronomy 5:16 ; 2 Kings 20:6 ; 2 Chronicles 1:11 ; Psalms 21:4 ; Proverbs 3:2 , Proverbs 3:16 , etc.). It is only in the New Testament that we learn how much "better" it is "to depart, and be with Christ" ( Philippians 1:23 ). And show him my salvation (comp. Psalms 50:23 ); i.e. "make him experience what salvation is." "Salvation," as Professor Cheyne observes, "is both an act and a state"—an act on God's part, a state on man's.