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Forכִּיhe has satisfiedהִשְׂבִּיעַthe longingשֹׁקֵקָהsoul,נֶפֶשׁand the hungryרְעֵבָהsoulוְנֶפֶשׁhe has filledמִלֵּאwith good.טוֹב
Psalms 107:9
Study it in the app“For he has satisfied the longing soul, and the hungry soul he has filled with good.”
The redeemed tell how God brought them out of the desert and satisfied their hungerJoy and thanks
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 107:9, word by word
- he has satisfiedהִשְׂבִּיעַhisbia
satisfy
To give another all they need: YHWH gives good in plenty.
Where else “hisbia” appears- the longingשֹׁקֵקָהshokeka
rush about; long eagerly
To run back and forth eagerly, like an animal seeking its prey; from this, to desire greedily.
Where else “shokeka” appears- soulנֶפֶשׁnefesh
appetite
Hunger or craving; the throat.
Where else “nefesh” appears- and the hungryרְעֵבָהreeva
hungry
Hungry, suffering hunger.
Where else “reeva” appears- he has filledמִלֵּאmile
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “mile” appears- with goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears
The context
8Let them give thanks to YHWH for his loyal love, and for his wonders toward human beings.
9 · This verse (above)
10Those who sat in darkness and the shadow of death, prisoners of affliction and of iron,