For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Psalm 107:9 belongs to the history of Israel, given to be studied so that God's goodness, mercy, and love will be appreciated. It describes fainting travelers who wandered in a desert wilderness with nowhere to live, grew hungry and thirsty until their strength failed, cried out in trouble, were rescued from distress, and were led by a straight road to an inhabited place. It also describes prisoners sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, bound in affliction and iron, who cried to the Lord in trouble and were saved from distress, brought out of darkness and the shadow of death, with their bonds broken.
The verse means that God satisfies the inner person who longs for Him and fills the hungry heart with goodness and good things. When a person longs for the living God and hungers and thirsts for righteousness, God satisfies that longing by letting them feel His power and spreading His love in their hearts. God delights to give this satisfaction to those who trust and believe in Him, ask Him, and recognize their dependence on Him.
God satisfies spiritual hunger by filling souls with the goodness of His truth, so that people who first learned the truth through papers and publications are nourished when they hear it preached and feast on the rich truths He has prepared. God satisfies the soul's deepest desire by giving believers peace, grace, and love that meet the soul's need and bring hope and comfort. The verse gives the reason to praise and appreciate the Lord for His goodness, loving-kindness, mercy, and love and for His wonderful works to the children of men, glorifying Him.
Psalm 107:9 belongs to the history of Israel, given to be studied so that God's goodness, mercy, and love will be appreciated. It describes fainting travelers who wandered in a desert wilderness with nowhere to live, grew hungry and thirsty until their strength failed, cried out in trouble, were rescued from distress, and were led by a straight road to an inhabited place. It also describes prisoners sitting in darkness and the shadow of death, bound in affliction and iron, who cried to the Lord in trouble and were saved from distress, brought out of darkness and the shadow of death, with their bonds broken.
The verse means that God satisfies the inner person who longs for Him and fills the hungry heart with goodness and good things. When a person longs for the living God and hungers and thirsts for righteousness, God satisfies that longing by letting them feel His power and spreading His love in their hearts. God delights to give this satisfaction to those who trust and believe in Him, ask Him, and recognize their dependence on Him.
God satisfies spiritual hunger by filling souls with the goodness of His truth, so that people who first learned the truth through papers and publications are nourished when they hear it preached and feast on the rich truths He has prepared. God satisfies the soul's deepest desire by giving believers peace, grace, and love that meet the soul's need and bring hope and comfort. The verse gives the reason to praise and appreciate the Lord for His goodness, loving-kindness, mercy, and love and for His wonderful works to the children of men, glorifying Him.