Like true Christians today, David hoped to live forever, continuing to draw ever closer to Jehovah God while serving him.
وَقَدْ أَدْرَكَ أَنَّ عَلَيْهِ ٱلْمُحَافَظَةَ عَلَى ٱلِٱسْتِقَامَةِ كَيْ يَرَى تَحْقِيقَ رَجَائِهِ .‏