I will satisfy him with long life, and show him my salvation.”
Parallel translations
- KJV With long life will I satisfy him, and shew him my salvation.
- BSB With long life I will satisfy him and show him My salvation.”
- NKJV With long life I will satisfy him, And show him My salvation.”
- NASB “I will satisfy him with a long life, And show him My salvation.”
- NLT I will reward them with a long life and give them my salvation.”
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- Prov 3:2for length of days, and years of life, and peace, will they add to you.
- Prov 3:16Length of days is in her right hand. In her left hand are riches and honor.
- Ps 21:4He asked life of you, you gave it to him, even length of days forever and ever.
- Ps 50:23Whoever offers the sacrifice of thanksgiving glorifies me, and prepares his way so that I will show God’s salvation to him.”
- Isa 65:20–22“No more will there be an infant who only lives a few days, nor an old man who has not filled his days; for the child will die one hundred years old, and the sinner being one hundred years old will be accursed.
- Deut 6:2that you might fear Yahweh your God, to keep all his statutes and his commandments, which I command you; you, and your son, and your son’s son, all the days of your life; and that your days may be prolonged.
- Job 5:26You shall come to your grave in a full age, like a shock of grain comes in its season.
- Luke 2:30for my eyes have seen your salvation,
- Prov 22:4The result of humility and the fear of Yahweh is wealth, honor, and life.
- Isa 45:17Israel will be saved by Yahweh with an everlasting salvation. You will not be disappointed nor confounded to ages everlasting.
- Gen 25:8Abraham gave up his spirit, and died in a good old age, an old man, and full of years, and was gathered to his people.
- Ps 16:11You will show me the path of life. In your presence is fullness of joy. In your right hand there are pleasures forever more.
- Luke 3:6All flesh will see God’s salvation.’”
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