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Psalms 107:18 — King James Version← Study notes

Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.


Psalms 107:18Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 107:188 words
HebrewMeaning
כָּלkāl
allnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
אֹ֭כֶלʾōkel
foodnounH400
food · meal · meat · prey ···
תְּתַעֵ֣בtətaʿēb
it loathedverbH8581
(be · commit more · do) abominable · utterly
נַפְשָׁ֑/םnapəšām
throat theirnounH5315
appetite · beast · body · breath ···
וַ֝/יַּגִּ֗יעוּwayagiyʿw
and they reachedconjH5060
bring · cast · come · draw near ···
עַדʿad
topronH5704
and · as · at · before ···
שַׁ֥עֲרֵיšaʿărēy
the gates ofnounH8179
door · gate · port
מָֽוֶתmāwet
deathnounH4194
death · die
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

Church Fathers on Psalms 107:18

1. This Psalm commends unto us the mercies of God, proved in ourselves, and is therefore the sweeter to the experienced. And it is a wonder if it can be pleasing to any one, except to him who has learned in his own case, what he hears in this Psalm. Yet was it written not for any one or two, but for the people of God, and set forth that it might know itself therein as in a mirror. Its title needs not now to be treated, for it is Halleluia, and again Halleluia. Which we have a…

Augustine · 4th century · Exposition on Psalm 107 (excerpt)
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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