King James Version
Psalms 107:9 in the King James Version says “For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 107 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.”
Psalms 107:9 · KJV
And he led them forth by the right way, that they might go to a city of habitation.
Oh that men would praise the LORD for his goodness, and for his wonderful works to the children of men!
For he satisfieth the longing soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness.
Such as sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, being bound in affliction and iron;
Because they rebelled against the words of God, and contemned the counsel of the most High:
KJV Study — Public Domain
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“For he satisfieth”
H7646to sate, i.e., fill to satisfaction (literally or figuratively)
“soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“soul”
H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e., animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or ment
“and filleth”
H4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)
“with goodness”
H2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
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