Psalms 104:15

And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, and oil to make his face to shine, and bread which strengtheneth man’s heart.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
wine	וְיַ֤יִן ve.Ya.yin	H3196	wine (as fermented) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
glad	יְשַׂמַּ֬ח ye.sa.Mach	H8055	probably to brighten up · verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
heart	לְֽבַב le.vav-	H3824	the heart (as the most interior organ) · noun, common masculine singular construct
man	אֱנ֗וֹשׁ 'e.No.osh	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
oil	מִשָּׁ֑מֶן mi.Sha.men	H8081	grease · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
face	פָּנִ֣ים pa.Nim	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
shine	לְהַצְהִ֣יל le.hatz.Hil	H6670	to gleam · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
bread	וְ֝לֶ֗חֶם ve.Le.chem	H3899	food (for man or beast) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular absolute
strengtheneth	יִסְעָֽד yis.'Ad	H5582	to suport (mostly figurative) · verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
man’s	אֱנ֥וֹשׁ 'e.No.osh	H582	a man in general (singly or collectively) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
heart	לְֽבַב le.vav-	H3824	the heart (as the most interior organ) · noun, common masculine singular construct

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Psalms 23:5 Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
Ecclesiastes 9:7 Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
Ecclesiastes 10:19 A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
Judges 9:13 And the vine said unto them, Should I leave my wine, which cheereth God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?
Psalms 92:10 But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
Hebrews 1:9 Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellow…
Judges 9:9 But the olive tree said unto them, Should I leave my fatness, wherewith by me they honour God and man, and go to be promoted over the trees?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:10-18

Having given glory to God as the powerful protector of this earth, in saving it from being deluged, here he comes to acknowledge him as its bountiful benefactor, who provides conveniences for all the creatures. I. He provides fresh water for their drink: He sends the springs into the valleys, Psa 104:10. There is water enough indeed in the sea, that is, enough to drown us, but not one drop to refresh us, be we ever so thirsty - it is all so salt; and therefore God has graciously provided water fit to drink. Naturalists dispute about the origin of fountains; but, whatever are their second causes, here is their first cause; it is God that sends the springs into the brooks, which walk by easy s…

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John Gill on Psalms 104:15

And wine that maketh glad the heart of man,.... That is, by means of rain watering the earth, vines are caused to grow out of it; which produce wine, that has such a virtue in it, as to cheer the heart of man, even of a miserable, distressed, and afflicted man, as the word (p) is supposed to signify, Judges 9:13. Of this nature are (and therefore are compared to wine, or expressed by it) the love of God and Christ; the blessings of grace, the doctrines of the Gospel, the ordinances of it; particularly that of the Lord's supper, and even the joys of heaven. And oil to make his face to shine: or, "to make his face shine more than oil" (q); and so it continues the account of the virtue of wine…

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John Calvin on Psalms 104:10-15

Psalm 104:10-15 10. Sending out springs by the valleys, which shall run between [182] the hills. 11. All the beasts of the field shall drink thereof: the wild asses [183] shall quench [184] their thirst. 12. Nigh them the fowls of the air shall dwell, from the midst of the branches they shall send out their voice. [185] 13. Watering the mountains from his chambers: the earth shall be satisfied from the fruit of thy [186] works. 14. Making grass to grow for cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may produce bread out of the earth. 15. And wine cheereth the heart of man, to make his face to shine with oil, and bread sustaineth man's heart. [187] 10. Sending out springs by the valle…

The Church Fathers

And wine gladdens the heart of man. This is the wine which the Lord promised to drink after the resurrection (anastasis).
— Jerome, Homily 30, on Psalm 103

That he may make the face cheerful with oil. The face of God makes the just cheerful; but of sinners "let it not fatten the head." And bread strengthens the heart of man. The bread which came down from heaven.
— Jerome, Homily 30, on Psalm 103

People of true and good sense, who have intellectually gathered that knowledge that gives life, are never jaded by the sacred sciences. Indeed it is written that "humankind shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God." The word of God is food for the mind and a spiritual "bread that strengthens the heart of humankind," as the book of Psalms sings.
— Cyril of Alexandria, ON THE UNITY OF CHRIST

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Dictionary and topics

Anoint — The practice of anointing with perfumed oil was common among the Hebrews. (1.) The act of anointing was significant of consecration to a holy or sacred use; hence the anointing of the high priest…
Oil — Only olive oil seems to have been used among the Hebrews. It was used for many purposes: for anointing the body or the hair (Ex. 29:7; 2 Sam. 14:2; Ps. 23:5; 92:10; 104:15; Luke 7:46); in some of the…
Anointing · Of the body — Of the body
Bread · Nutritious and strengthening — Nutritious and strengthening
Food · FROM GOD — FROM GOD
Oil · Given by God — Given by God
Wine · Characterised as: Gladdening the heart — Characterised as: Gladdening the heart

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Psalms 104:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:10-18

John Gill on Psalms 104:15

John Calvin on Psalms 104:10-15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Psalms 104:15

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Psalms 104:10-18

John Gill on Psalms 104:15

John Calvin on Psalms 104:10-15

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Keil & Delitzsch on Psalms 104:14-18

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Psalms 104:15

Spurgeon's Treasury of David on Psalms 104:15