Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Psalms 107:5

Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

5. fainted ] Was fainting within them; the imperfect tense graphically pictures their plight.

Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

Hungry and thirsty – As they would be, when wandering in such a desert. A more literal and expressive rendering would be, Hungry – also thirsty.

Their soul fainted in them – The word used here – ataph – means properly to cover, to clothe, as with a garment, Psa 73:6; or a field with grain, Psa 65:13; then, to hide oneself, Job 23:9; then, to cover with darkness, Psa 77:3; 102, title; thus it denotes the state of mind when darkness seems to be in the way – a way of calamity, trouble, sorrow; of weakness, faintness, feebleness. Here it would seem from the connection to refer to the exhaustion produced by the want of food and drink.

Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible

Partly for want of necessary provisions, and partly through anguish of spirit.

Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole

5. faintedwas overwhelmed(Psa 61:3; Psa 77:3).

Fuente: Jamieson, Fausset and Brown’s Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Hungry and thirsty,…. As travellers in deserts sometimes are; their provisions being spent they bring with them, and none to be had on the road; there being no inns to stop at, nor any sort of food to eat, nor springs of water to drink of. In such a condition are souls, when, like the prodigal, they come to themselves, and are thoroughly convinced of their state and condition by nature; they find themselves starving and famishing, and no provision to be had from themselves or the creature: they hunger after Christ, the bread of life, and thirst after his grace, the water of life, and the blessings of it; they hunger and thirst after his righteousness, and justification by it; after the pardon of their sins through his blood, and after salvation by him, and an interest in it; after more knowledge of him, and communion with him.

Their soul fainted in them; for want of food and drink; as men do, in a spiritual sense, for want of Christ, the blessings of his grace, particularly salvation; for want of views of interest in it, of the joys and comforts of it; see Ps 119:81. Some refer all this to the apostles and apostolic men, wandering in the Gentile world, hungry, thirsty, and without any certain dwelling place; see 1Co 4:11.

Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible

(5) Fainted.Literally, let itself be covered. (See Psa. 77:3.)

Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)

Psa 107:5 Hungry and thirsty, their soul fainted in them.

Ver. 5. Hungry and thirsty, &c. ] The Lord’s exiles meet many times with the like exigents in the wilderness of this wicked world; but let them be content, and say, We are well for the present, and it will be better with us hereafter (Melancthon).

Exul erat Christus; comites nos exulis huius

Esse decet, cuius nos quoque membra sumus.

Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)