Psalms 107:9

For he hath satisfied the longing soul, and, the famished soul, hath he filled with good.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

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

In Context

8Let them give thanks to Yahweh for his lovingkindness, and for his wonderful dealings with the sons of men;

10The dwellers in darkness and death-shade, bound with oppression and iron;

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Cross References

Psalms 22:26The patient wronged-ones shall eat and be satisfied, They shall praise Yahweh, who are seekers of him, Let your heart live for aye.

Psalms 34:11Come, ye children! hearken unto me, The reverence of Yahweh, will I teach you.

Psalms 146:7Who executeth justice for the oppressed, who giveth food to the famishing, Yahweh, who liberateth prisoners;

Jeremiah 31:14Then will I satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, And my people with my goodness, shall be satisfied, Declareth Yahweh.

Matthew 5:6Happy, they who hunger and thirst for righteousness; for, they, shall be filled:

Revelation 7:16They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more, neither in any wise shall the sun fall upon them, nor any burning heat;

Matthew Henry on Psalms 107:2-10

Exhortation to Celebrate God's Praises. 1 O give thanks unto the Lord , for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. 2 Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he hath redeemed from the hand of the enemy; 3 And gathered them out of the lands, from the east, and from the west, from the north, and from the south. 4 They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in. 5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them. 6 Then they cried unto the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered… Read the whole commentary →

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