Matthew 5:6
God is pleased with people who sincerely desire to live righteously just like they desire to eat and drink [MET]; they will be enabled {he will enable them} to do all that he desires [MET].
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.
In Context
5God is pleased with people who are meek; they will inherit the earth that God will recreate.
7God is pleased with people who act mercifully; he will act mercifully to them.
Cross References
Psalms 4:6Some people ask, “Who will allow good things to happen to us?” But I say, “Yahweh, continue to act kindly toward us.
Psalms 42:1Deer pant, desiring to drink water from a stream when there is a drought (OR, when they are being pursued by hunters.) In the same way [SIM], God, I need you very much.
Psalms 63:5Knowing you satisfies me more than [IDM, MET] my eating a very big feast, so I will praise you while I sing [MTY] joyful songs.
Psalms 84:2I [SYN] would like to be there; Yahweh, I desire that very much [DOU]. With all of my inner being I sing joyfully to you, the all-powerful God.
Psalms 145:19To all those who revere him, he gives them what they need. He hears them when they cry out to him, and saves/rescues them.
Isaiah 25:6Here in Jerusalem, the Commander of the armies of angels will prepare a wonderful feast for all the people of the world. It will be a banquet with plenty of good meat and fine well-aged [DOU] wine.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 5:4-13
The Sermon on the Mount. 3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted. 5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled. 7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy. 8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 10 Blessed are they… Read the whole commentary →