Psalms 107:9
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.”
נֶפֶשׁ
Life, soul, living being. Nephesh. The animating breath God places in every living creature. In animals it is the life force. In humanity it is the seat of emotion, will and identity. Every nephesh belongs to God — from the creatures in the sea to the deepest cry of the human heart.
טוֹב
good things
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טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
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מָלֵא
he fills
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מָלֵא
to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
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שָׁקַק
longing
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שָׁקַק
to course (like a beast of prey); by implication, to seek greedily
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שָׂבַע
he satisfies
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שָׂבַע
to sate, i.e. fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
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רָעֵב
hungry
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רָעֵב
hungry (more or less intensely)
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