“ For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. ”
For he satisfieth the longing soul - This does not mean - what is indeed true in itself - that God has made provision for the “soul” of man, and satisfies it when it longs or pants for its needed...
BOOK V. PSS. CVII.- CL. CVII. A Psalm of Thanksgiving for Yahweh's Special Goodness. It is divided at Psalms 107:8 f., Psalms 107:15 f., Psalms 107:21 f., Psalms 107:31 f. by a refrain: v...
filleth the hungry soul. Quoted in Luke 1:53 .
DISCOURSE: 682 THE DUTY AND GROUNDS OF PRAISE Psalms 107:8-9 . Oh that men would praise the Lord for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men! for he satisfieth the longi...
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. For he satisfieth the longing soul - This is the reason which the psalmist gives for the duty of thankfulness which he p...
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. For he satisfieth the longing soul - "longing;" literally, running to and fro in quest of something. Compare Is...
Book 5 This book, which seems originally to have been joined with Book 4, contains forty-four Pss., the vast majority of which are of late date. The contents of these Pss. are a surer guide to the...
(4-9) The wanderers.
Psalms 107:1-43 NOTWITHSTANDING the division of Books which separates Psalm evil from the two preceding, it is a pendant to these. The "gathering from among the heathen" prayed for in Psalms 106:...
WE now begin the fifth and last book of the Psalter. In this book the music is richest and fullest. It begins in this psalm on the fundamental notes, and rises through major and minor, by the way of...
How very beautifully does this special call to the redeemed come in after the former verse! Pause, Reader! Pause, my soul! What sayest thou to this subject? Are we among the redeemed? Hath sovereign...
For he satisfieth the longing soul ,.... The soul that is hungry and thirsty, and longs for food and drink, when nature in such circumstances craves. And so such who long for Christ and his grace, f...
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness. Ver. 9. For he satisfieth the longing soul, &c. ] This as a recapitulation of the first part, Psalms 107:5,7 , a...
O that men would praise Hebrew, let them praise , or, they shall praise , that is, they are highly obliged to praise. It is meant chiefly of those whom God has graciously relieved. The Lord for...
Exhortation to Celebrate God's Praises. 1 O give thanks unto the L ORD , for he is good: for his mercy endureth for...
The longing; either the thirsty, opposed to the hungry here following; or the hungry, as this general phrase is limited and expounded in the next clause. With goodness; with the fruits of his goo...
INTRODUCTION Many expositors are of opinion that this Psalm was written to celebrate the return of the Jews from the Babylonian exile. This opinion is based chiefly on Psalms 107:2-3 . But the Psal...
Psalms 107:1 . O give thanks unto the LORD, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. In the heading of this Psalm we are reminded that the psalmist here exhorts the redeemed, in praising...
This psalm begins the fifth and last book of the Hebrew psalter. It is divided into five parts or pauses, as it would seem, in the singing and the music. The character of the composition, though dive...
O give thanks unto the Lord, for He is good; for His mercy en-dureth for ever. Men and mercy I. Men consciously needing the mercy of Heaven. Morally, we are all distressed travellers, captives,...
EXPOSITION A SONG of thanksgiving, first for deliverance from the Babylonish captivity ( Psalms 107:1-19 ), and then for other deliverances ( Psalms 107:4-19 ), passing into a general account...
Thanksgiving for Deliverance from Various Troubles.
Isaiah 55:1-3 ; Jeremiah 31:14 ; Jeremiah 31:25 ; Luke 1:53 ; Matthew 5:6 ; Psalms 132:15 ; Psalms 146:7 ; Psalms 34:10 ; Revelation 7:16 ; Revelation 7:17