90:13 how long. Moses is here praying for the soon fulfillment of God’s ancient promise (Genesis 3:15) to return and redeem lost mankind, not realizing that he was hardly even at the midpoint, so to speak, of the divine chronology of human history.

90:14 satisfy us early. How much better it is to receive God’s forgiving and saving mercy early in life than to wait until only a short time is left to serve Him!