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 on a level road, that they might find a city in which to live. 8Let them give thanks to the Lord for his loyal love, and for the amazing things he has done for people! For he has satisfied those who thirst, and those who hunger he has filled with food. 10They sat in utter darkness, bound in painful iron chains, 11because they had rebelled against God’s commands, and rejected the instructions of the sovereign king.

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 sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
• Psalms 132:15I will abundantly supply what she needs; I will give her poor all the food they need.
• Psalms 146:7vindicates the oppressed, and gives food to the hungry. The Lord releases the imprisoned.
• Isaiah 55:1“Hey, all who are thirsty, come to the water! You who have no money, come! Buy and eat! Come! Buy wine and milk without money and without cost!
• Jeremiah 31:14I will provide the priests with abundant provisions. My people will be filled to the full with the good things I provide.”
• Matthew 5:6“Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.
• Luke 1:53he has filled the hungry with good things, and has sent the rich away empty.
• Revelation 7:16They will never go hungry or be thirsty again, and the sun will not beat down on them, nor any burning heat,

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