Psalms 107:9

“For he satisfieth the longing soul, etc.] 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, for an interest in him, and fellowship with him, the Lord satisfies with these things, as with marrow and fatness. And filleth the hungry soul with goodness; with the goodness and fatness of his house; with good things; with the good things laid up in Christ and in the covenant; with the good things of the Gospel; with the grace and goodness of God in Christ; (see <196504>Psalm 65:4 103:5).”

“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 supply, but the reference is to the creatures of God - the living things that he has made; and the idea is, that he has made provision for their needs. He gives them food and drink, so that their needs are met. The “particular” reference here, however, in the word rendered “longing” is to “thirst,” as contradistinguished from the other member of the verse, where the reference is to “hunger.” So the word is used in Isaiah 29:8. And filleth the hungry soul with goodness - Supplies the needs of the…”

“Psa 34:10, Psa 132:15, Psa 146:7; Isa 55:1-3; Jer 31:14, Jer 31:25; Mat 5:6; Luk 1:53; Rev 7:16, Rev 7:17 Psalms 107:10”