Psalms 103:5
who satisfies thy desire with good things, [and] thy youth is renewed like the eagle.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
In Context
4who redeems thy life from destruction, who crowns thee with loving kindness and tender mercies,
6LORD executes righteous acts, and judgments for all who are oppressed.
Cross References
Joshua 14:11As yet I am as strong this day as I was in the day that Moses sent me. As my strength was then, even so is my strength now, for war, and to go out and to come in.
Psalms 23:5Thou prepare a table before me in the presence of my enemies. Thou have anointed my head with oil. My cup runs over.
Psalms 65:4Blessed is the man whom thou choose and cause to approach, that he may dwell in thy courts. We shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, thy holy temple.
Psalms 107:9For he satisfies the longing soul, and he fills the hungry soul with good,
Isaiah 40:31But those who wait for LORD shall renew their strength. They shall mount up with wings as eagles. They shall run, and not be weary. They shall walk, and not faint.
2 Corinthians 4:16Therefore we are not discouraged, but even if the outer man of us is perishing, yet the inner man is renewed day by day.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 103:2-6
Cheerful Praise. 1 Bless the Lord , O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name. 2 Bless the Lord , O my soul, and forget not all his benefits: 3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases; 4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies; 5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. David is here communing with his own heart, and he is no fool that thus talks to himself and excites… Read the whole commentary →