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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/107.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />for he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/107.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />For he satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/107.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For he satisfies the longing soul, and the hungry soul he fills with good things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/107.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/107.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For He satisfies the longing soul, And fills the hungry soul with goodness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/107.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And He has filled the hungry soul with what is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/107.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/107.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For He has satisfied the thirsty soul, And the hungry soul He has filled with what is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/107.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For He satisfies the parched throat, And fills the hungry appetite with what is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/107.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he has satisfied the thirsty and filled the hungry with good things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/107.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He has satisfied the thirsty and filled the hungry with good things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/107.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For he satisfieth the longing soul, And the hungry soul he filleth with good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/107.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />To everyone who is thirsty, he gives something to drink; to everyone who is hungry, he gives good things to eat. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/107.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For he satisfieth the longing soul, and the hungry soul he filleth with good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/107.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He gave plenty to drink to those who were thirsty. He filled those who were hungry with good food.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/107.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He satisfies those who are thirsty and fills the hungry with good things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/107.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He has satisfied the one who thirsts, filling the hungry with what is good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/107.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For He satisfies the thirsty and fills the hungry with good things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/107.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For he has satisfied those who thirst, and those who hunger he has filled with food. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/107.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/107.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/107.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For he satisfies the longing soul. He fills the hungry soul with good. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/107.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For He has satisfied a longing soul, "" And has filled a hungry soul [with] goodness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/107.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For He hath satisfied a longing soul, And a hungry soul hath filled with goodness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/107.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For he satisfied the thirsty soul, and the hungering soul he filled with good.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/107.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For he hath satisfied the empty soul, and hath filled the hungry soul with good things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/107.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 106:9>For he has satisfied the empty soul, and he has satisfied the hungry soul with good things:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/107.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />For he satisfied the thirsty, filled the hungry with good things. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/107.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For he satisfies the thirsty, and the hungry he fills with good things.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/107.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For he satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/107.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because he satisfies the afflicted souls and he fills the hungry soul:<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/107.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For He hath satisfied the longing soul, And the hungry soul He hath filled with good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/107.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For he satisfies the empty soul, and fills the hungry <i>soul</i> with good things,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/107-9.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=13655" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Give Thanks to the LORD, for He is Good</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">8</span>Let them give thanks to the LORD for His loving devotion and His wonders to the sons of men. <span class="reftext">9</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/7646.htm" title="7646: hiś·bî·a‘ (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To be sated, satisfied or surfeited. Or sabeay; a primitive root; to sate, i.e. Fill to satisfaction.">He satisfies</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8264.htm" title="8264: šō·qê·qāh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs) -- To run, run about, rush. A primitive root; to course; by implication, to seek greedily.">the thirsty</a> <a href="/hebrew/4390.htm" title="4390: mil·lê- (V-Piel-Perf-3ms) -- To be full, to fill. Or malae; a primitive root, to fill or be full of, in a wide application.">and fills</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: wə·ne·p̄eš (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7457.htm" title="7457: rə·‘ê·ḇāh (Adj-fs) -- Hungry. From ra'eb; hungry.">the hungry</a> <a href="/hebrew/2896.htm" title="2896: ṭō·wḇ (N-ms) -- Pleasant, agreeable, good.">with good things.</a> </span><span class="reftext">10</span>Some sat in darkness and in the shadow of death, prisoners in affliction and chains,…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/55-1.htm">Isaiah 55:1-2</a></span><br />“Come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you without money, come, buy, and eat! Come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost! / Why spend money on that which is not bread, and your labor on that which does not satisfy? Listen carefully to Me, and eat what is good, and your soul will delight in the richest of foods.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a></span><br />Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/4-13.htm">John 4:13-14</a></span><br />Jesus said to her, “Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again. / But whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a fount of water springing up to eternal life.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “I am the bread of life. Whoever comes to Me will never hunger, and whoever believes in Me will never thirst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/58-11.htm">Isaiah 58:11</a></span><br />The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/1-53.htm">Luke 1:53</a></span><br />He has filled the hungry with good things, but has sent the rich away empty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/7-16.htm">Revelation 7:16-17</a></span><br />‘Never again will they hunger, and never will they thirst; nor will the sun beat down upon them, nor any scorching heat.’ / For the Lamb in the center of the throne will be their shepherd. ‘He will lead them to springs of living water,’ and ‘God will wipe away every tear from their eyes.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10</a></span><br />Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/22-26.htm">Psalm 22:26</a></span><br />The poor will eat and be satisfied; those who seek the LORD will praise Him. May your hearts live forever!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-16.htm">Psalm 145:16</a></span><br />You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/10-3.htm">Proverbs 10:3</a></span><br />The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/25-6.htm">Isaiah 25:6</a></span><br />On this mountain the LORD of Hosts will prepare a lavish banquet for all the peoples, a feast of aged wine, of choice meat, of finely aged wine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/31-14.htm">Jeremiah 31:14</a></span><br />I will fill the souls of the priests abundantly, and will fill My people with My goodness,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/34-29.htm">Ezekiel 34:29</a></span><br />And I will raise up for them a garden of renown, and they will no longer be victims of famine in the land or bear the scorn of the nations.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For he satisfies the longing soul, and fills the hungry soul with goodness.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10</a></b></br> The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good <i>thing</i>.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/132-15.htm">Psalm 132:15</a></b></br> I will abundantly bless her provision: I will satisfy her poor with bread.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/146-7.htm">Psalm 146:7</a></b></br> Which executeth judgment for the oppressed: which giveth food to the hungry. The LORD looseth the prisoners:</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/103-5.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/psalms/104-28.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/psalms/84-6.htm">Filleth</a> <a href="/psalms/98-7.htm">Fills</a> <a href="/psalms/106-16.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/103-6.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/psalms/107-1.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/107-8.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/psalms/107-5.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/psalms/38-9.htm">Longing</a> <a href="/psalms/105-40.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/psalms/103-5.htm">Satisfies</a> <a href="/psalms/105-40.htm">Satisfieth</a> <a href="/psalms/107-5.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/107-5.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/james/3-8.htm">Unresting</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/107-30.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/psalms/119-64.htm">Filled</a> <a href="/psalms/110-6.htm">Filleth</a> <a href="/psalms/147-14.htm">Fills</a> <a href="/psalms/107-27.htm">Full</a> <a href="/psalms/107-19.htm">Gives</a> <a href="/psalms/109-5.htm">Good</a> <a href="/psalms/107-15.htm">Goodness</a> <a href="/psalms/107-36.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/psalms/119-20.htm">Longing</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-35.htm">Satisfied</a> <a href="/psalms/147-14.htm">Satisfies</a> <a href="/psalms/147-14.htm">Satisfieth</a> <a href="/psalms/107-18.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/psalms/107-33.htm">Thirsty</a> <a href="/james/3-8.htm">Unresting</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 107</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-1.htm">The psalmist exhorts the redeemed in praising God to observe his manifold providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-4.htm">Over travelers</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-10.htm">Over captives</a></span><br><span class="reftext">17. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-17.htm">Over sick men</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-23.htm">Over sailors</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/107-33.htm">And in diverse varieties of life.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/107.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/107.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For He satisfies the thirsty</b><br>This phrase highlights God's provision and care for those in need. In biblical times, thirst was a common experience in the arid regions of the Middle East, making water a precious resource. The imagery of God satisfying thirst is often used to describe spiritual fulfillment. In <a href="/john/4-14.htm">John 4:14</a>, Jesus speaks of giving "living water" that quenches spiritual thirst, indicating a deeper, eternal satisfaction found in Him. This connection underscores the idea that God meets both physical and spiritual needs.<p><b>and fills the hungry with good things.</b><br>The concept of God providing for the hungry is a recurring theme throughout Scripture. In the wilderness, God provided manna for the Israelites (Exodus 16), demonstrating His ability to meet physical needs. The phrase "good things" suggests not just sustenance but abundance and quality, reflecting God's generosity. This is echoed in the New Testament when Jesus feeds the 5,000 (<a href="/matthew/14-13.htm">Matthew 14:13-21</a>), symbolizing His role as the Bread of Life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>). The provision of "good things" also points to the blessings and spiritual nourishment found in a relationship with God, fulfilling deeper longings beyond mere physical hunger.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_israelites.htm">The Israelites</a></b><br>The context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Psalm 107</a> reflects the experiences of the Israelites, who often found themselves in physical and spiritual need throughout their history, especially during their wilderness wanderings and exiles.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wilderness.htm">The Wilderness</a></b><br>This Psalm echoes the Israelites' journey through the wilderness, where God provided manna and water, satisfying their physical hunger and thirst.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_psalmist.htm">The Psalmist</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/107.htm">Psalm 107</a>, traditionally considered to be King David or another inspired writer, who reflects on God's faithfulness and provision.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_provision.htm">God's Provision</a></b><br>God is the ultimate provider, meeting both physical and spiritual needs. Just as He provided for the Israelites, He continues to provide for His people today.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/spiritual_hunger_and_thirst.htm">Spiritual Hunger and Thirst</a></b><br>Beyond physical needs, this verse speaks to a deeper spiritual longing that only God can satisfy. Believers are encouraged to seek fulfillment in Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_in_christ.htm">Contentment in Christ</a></b><br>True contentment comes from trusting in God's provision. In a world that often leaves us wanting more, finding satisfaction in Christ leads to peace and joy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/gratitude_for_god's_goodness.htm">Gratitude for God's Goodness</a></b><br>Recognizing and being thankful for the "good things" God provides fosters a heart of gratitude and worship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_107.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 107</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_desires.htm">What does the Bible say about desires?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_sin_cause_suffering,_per_the_bible.htm">Psalm 107:17-18 - Does the claim that sin directly causes physical suffering conflict with other biblical passages (e.g., John 9:2-3) and with modern medical knowledge?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_desert_wandering_in_history.htm">Psalm 107:4-5 - Is there any concrete historical or archaeological evidence for wandering in desert wastes with no city to dwell in?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_of_divine_judgment_turning_lands_barren.htm">Psalm 107:33-34 - Is there archaeological or geological proof that fertile lands were turned into deserts or rivers dried up purely as an act of divine judgment?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/107.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(9) <span class= "bld">Longing soul.</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">thirsty, </span>as in <a href="/isaiah/29-8.htm" title="It shall even be as when an hungry man dreams, and, behold, he eats; but he wakes, and his soul is empty: or as when a thirsty man dreams, and, behold, he drinks; but he wakes, and, behold, he is faint, and his soul has appetite: so shall the multitude of all the nations be, that fight against mount Zion.">Isaiah 29:8</a>. (Comp. <a href="/psalms/107-5.htm" title="Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.">Psalm 107:5</a>.) The word originally applies to an animal running up and down in search of food or water. (See <a href="/joel/2-9.htm" title="They shall run to and fro in the city; they shall run on the wall, they shall climb up on the houses; they shall enter in at the windows like a thief.">Joel 2:9</a>; <a href="/proverbs/28-15.htm" title="As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people.">Proverbs 28:15</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/107.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 9.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.</span> The "satisfaction" intended seems to be spiritual rather than material (comp. <a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10</a>; <a href="/luke/1-53.htm">Luke 1:53</a>). God alone can satisfy the cravings of man's spiritual nature. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/107-9.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">He satisfies</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֭שְׂבִּיעַ</span> <span class="translit">(hiś·bî·a‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7646.htm">Strong's 7646: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be sated, satisfied or surfeited</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the thirsty</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹׁקֵקָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(šō·qê·qāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8264.htm">Strong's 8264: </a> </span><span class="str2">To course, to seek greedily</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and fills</span><br /><span class="heb">מִלֵּא־</span> <span class="translit">(mil·lê-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4390.htm">Strong's 4390: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fill, be full of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the hungry</span><br /><span class="heb">רְ֝עֵבָה</span> <span class="translit">(rə·‘ê·ḇāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7457.htm">Strong's 7457: </a> </span><span class="str2">Hungry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with good things.</span><br /><span class="heb">טֽוֹב׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṭō·wḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2896.htm">Strong's 2896: </a> </span><span class="str2">Pleasant, agreeable, good</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/107-9.htm">Psalm 107:9 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/107-9.htm">Psalm 107:9 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/107-9.htm">Psalm 107:9 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/107-9.htm">Psalm 107:9 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/107-9.htm">Psalm 107:9 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/107-9.htm">Psalm 107:9 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/107-9.htm">Psalm 107:9 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/107-9.htm">Psalm 107:9 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/107-9.htm">Psalm 107:9 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/107-9.htm">Psalm 107:9 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/107-9.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 107:9 For he satisfies the longing soul (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/107-8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 107:8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/107-10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 107:10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 107:10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>