Psalms 103:5

Old Testament Poetry/Hymns ASV (1901)

What does Psalms 103:5 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, [So that] thy youth is renewed like the eagle.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, [So that] thy youth is renewed like the eagle.
Psalms 103:5 — American Standard Version

Context — Psalms 103

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5Who satisfieth thy desire with good things, [So that] thy youth is renewed like the eagle.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things, etc.] With the good things in the heart of God, with his favour and lovingkindness, as with marrow and fatness; with the good things in the hands of Christ, with the fulness of grace in him, with pardon, righteousness, and salvation by him; with the good things of the Spirit of God, his gifts and graces; and with the provisions of the Lord’s house, the goodness and fatness of it; these he shows unto his people, creates hungerings and thirstings in them after them, sets their hearts a longing after them, and then fills and satisfies them with them: hence the Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions render it, “who filleth thy desire with good…”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things - The word translated “thy mouth” here is rendered in the Chaldee “thy age;” in the Arabic, the Septuagint, and the Latin Vulgate, “thy desire;” in the Syriac, “thy body;” DeWette renders it, “thy age.” So also Tholuck. The Hebrew word - עדי ‛ădı̂y - is rendered “ornaments” in Exodus 33:4-6; 2 Samuel 1:24; Isaiah 49:18; Jeremiah 2:32; Jeremiah 4:30; Ezekiel 7:20; Ezekiel 16:11, Ezekiel 16:17 (margin,); Ezekiel 23:40; and “mouth” in Psalms 32:9, as here. These are the only places in which it occurs. Gesenius renders it here “age,” and supposes that it stands in contrast with the word “youth” in the other part of the verse. The connection would seem…”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“The eagles - Which lives long in great strength and vigour. Psalms 103:11”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“satisfieth: Psa 23:5, Psa 63:5, Psa 65:4, Psa 104:28, Psa 107:9, Psa 115:15, Psa 115:16; Ti1 6:17 thy youth: Isa 40:31; Hos 2:15; Co2 4:16 Psalms 103:6”
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