Psalms 107:9

107:8 Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!

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

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For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.

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

For he satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.

107:10 Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;

What does Psalms 107:9 mean?

Psalms 107:9 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׂבַע (sâbaʻ), שָׁקַק (shâqaq), נֶפֶשׁ (nephesh).

Hebrew interlinear

For

satisfiethשָׂבַעsâbaʻ/saw-bah'/H7646to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)

the

longingשָׁקַקshâqaq/shaw-kak'/H8264to course (like a beast of prey); by implication, to seek greedily

soul,נֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

and

fillethמָלֵאmâlêʼ/maw-lay'/H4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)

the

hungryרָעֵבrâʻêb/raw-abe'/H7457hungry (more or less intensely)

soulנֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)

with

goodness.טוֹבṭôwb/tobe/H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 107:9.

Genesis 1:21

And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.

Genesis 24:16

And the damsel was very fair to look upon, a virgin, neither had any man known her: and she went down to the well, and filled her pitcher, and came up. very: Heb. good of countenance

Isaiah 29:8

It shall even be as when an hungry man dreameth, and, behold, he eateth; but he awaketh, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreameth, and, behold, he drinketh; but he awaketh, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul hath appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.

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What does Psalms 107:9 say?

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

Is Psalms 107:9 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 107:9 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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