Psalms 107 · Verse 9

Psalms 107:9

For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Psalms 107:9, King James Version

Psalms 107:9 in other translations

BSBFor He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.
WEBFor he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.
ASVFor he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good.
YLTFor He hath satisfied a longing soul, And a hungry soul hath filled with goodness.
DARBYFor he hath satisfied the longing soul and filled the hungry soul with good.
BBEHe gives its desire to the unresting soul, so that it is full of good things.
WebsterFor he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

What does Psalms 107:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 107:8-9

8-9. 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.

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 For he satisfieth the longing soul - This is the reason which the psalmist gives for the duty of thankfulness which he prescribes. The longing soul, נפש שוקקה nephesh shokekah, the soul that pushes forward in eager desire after salvation.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 107:1-9

In these verses there is reference to the deliverance from Egypt, and perhaps that from Babylon: but the circumstances of travellers in those countries are also noted. It is scarcely possible to conceive the horrors suffered by the hapless traveller, when crossing the trackless sands, exposed to the burning rays of the sum. The words describe their case whom the Lord has redeemed from the bondage of Satan; who pass…

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Psalms 107:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

כִּי\־ki-forH3588
הִ֭שְׂבִּיעַHis.bi.a'he satisfiesH7646
נֶ֣פֶשׁNe.fesha throatH5315
שֹׁקֵקָ֑הsho.ke.KahlongingH8264
וְנֶ֥פֶשׁve.Ne.feshand a throatH5315
רְ֝עֵבָהRe.'e.vahhungryH7457
מִלֵּא\־mi.le'-he fillsH4390
טֽוֹב\׃Tovgood thing[s]H2896

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Psalms 107:9

  • Matthew 5:6

    Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

  • Jeremiah 31:25

    For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul.

  • Psalms 34:10

    The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

  • Luke 1:53

    He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent empty away.

  • Psalms 146:7

    Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The Lord looseth the prisoners:

  • Psalms 22:26

    The meek shall eat and be satisfied: they shall praise the Lord that seek him: your heart shall live for ever.

  • Isaiah 55:1-3

    Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  • Revelation 7:16-17

    They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.

  • Psalms 132:15

    I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.

  • Jeremiah 31:14

    And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
34:10; 132:15; 146:7; Isa 55:1-3; Jer 31:14,25; Mt 5:6; Lu 1:53
Re 7:16,17

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Psalms 107:8

    Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

  • Psalms 107:9

    For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.

  • Psalms 107:10

    Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

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Psalms 107:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Porque sació al alma menesterosa, y llenó de bien al alma hambrienta.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Car il a rassasié l’âme altérée, et a rempli de biens l’âme affamée.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Denn er hat die durstende Seele gesättigt und die hungernde Seele mit Gutem erfüllt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Meus est Galaad, et meus est Manasses, et Ephraim susceptio capitis mei. Juda rex meus;