Psalms 107:9

Psalms 107:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
• New International Version (NIV)for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.

Context of Psalms 107:9

7He led them along a straight road, to arrive at a city where they could live. 8So God's people should thank the Lord because of his faithful love. They should thank him for the great things that he does for people. He gives drink to people who are thirsty. He gives plenty of good things to hungry people. 10Some people sat in a completely dark place. Iron chains held them as prisoners, and they were very sad. 11They had refused to obey God's commands. They did not accept the teaching of the Most High God.

Psalms 107:9 word by word

כִּי־הִ֭שְׂבִּיעַ נֶ֣פֶשׁ שֹׁקֵקָ֑ה וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ רְ֝עֵבָה מִלֵּא־טֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For he satisfiethשָׂבֵעַώâba‛ ώâbêa‛ · to satisfyH7646
• the longingשָׁקַקshâqaq · to rushH8264
• soulנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soulH5315
• and fillethמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• the hungryרָעֵבrâ‛êb · hungryH7457
• with goodnessטוֹבţôb · goodH2896

Cross-references for Psalms 107:9

• Psalms 34:10Even young lions may not have food, so that they become hungry. But people who trust the Lord for help will receive every good thing that they need.
• Psalms 132:15I will give Zion's people everything that they need. Zion's poor people will have plenty of food to eat.
• Psalms 146:7He helps poor people to receive justice. He gives food to the hungry. He makes people that are in a prison go free.
• Isaiah 55:1‘Listen! All of you who are thirsty, come here for water to drink! You may have no money, but come here and buy food to eat! Come and buy wine and milk! You do not need to pay any money. It is free!
• Jeremiah 31:14I will give the priests plenty of good things. My people will have everything that they need, because of all the good things that I give to them.’
• Matthew 5:6Happy are the people who want to obey God, as much as they want to eat food. God will give to them everything that they need.
• Luke 1:53He has fed hungry people with good things to eat. But he has sent rich people away with nothing.
• Revelation 7:16They will never again be hungry. They will never be thirsty. The sun will not burn them, nor will any other strong heat burn them.

Commentaries on Psalms 107:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9For he satisfieth the longing soul - This is the reason which the psalmist gives for the duty of thankfulness which he prescribes. The longing soul, שוקקה נפש nephesh shokekah, the soul that pushes forward in eager desire after salvation.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9For he satisfieth the longing soul - This does not mean - what is indeed true in itself - that God has made provision for the “soul” of man, and satisfies it when it longs or pants for its needed supply, but the reference is to the creatures of God - the living things that he has made; and the idea is, that he has made provision for their needs. He gives them food and drink, so that their needs are met. The “particular” reference here, however, in the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4-9Those who were lost in the desert wastelands thank God for his rescue. The desert wastelands might be a metaphor for leaving the path of wisdom (Psalm 1:1; Proverbs 4:10–15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 8-98-9. To the chorus is added, as a reason for praise, an example of the extreme distress from which they had been delivered--extreme hunger, the severest privation of a journey in the desert.Read the comment

Topics related to Psalms 107:9

• God
• Poor
• Praise
• Salvation

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Commentaries on Psalms 107

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings