New Living Translation
Psalms 107:9
9For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
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 straight to safety, to a city where they could live. 8Let them praise the Lord for his great love and for the wonderful things he has done for them. For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. 10Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom, imprisoned in iron chains of misery. 11They rebelled against the words of God, scorning the counsel of the Most High.
Read all of Psalms 107Psalms 107:9 word by word
כִּי־הִ֭שְׂבִּיעַ נֶ֣פֶשׁ שֹׁקֵקָ֑ה וְנֶ֥פֶשׁ רְ֝עֵבָה מִלֵּא־טֽוֹב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 107:9
- Psalms 34:10Even strong young lions sometimes go hungry, but those who trust in the Lord will lack no good thing.
- Psalms 132:15I will bless this city and make it prosperous; I will satisfy its poor with food.
- Psalms 146:7He gives justice to the oppressed and food to the hungry. The Lord frees the prisoners.
- Isaiah 55:1“Is anyone thirsty? Come and drink— even if you have no money! Come, take your choice of wine or milk— it’s all free!
- Jeremiah 31:14The priests will enjoy abundance, and my people will feast on my good gifts. I, the Lord, have spoken!”
- Matthew 5:6God blesses those who hunger and thirst for justice, for they will be satisfied.
- Luke 1:53He has filled the hungry with good things and sent the rich away with empty hands.
- Revelation 7:16They will never again be hungry or thirsty; they will never be scorched by the heat of the sun.
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
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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
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