Psalms 90:14

90:14 Satisfy us in the morning ¹  with your loyal love!

Then we will shout for joy and be happy ²  all our days!

Psalms 91:16

91:16 I will satisfy him with long life, ³ 

and will let him see my salvation.

Isaiah 58:10-11

58:10 You must ⁴  actively help the hungry

and feed the oppressed. ⁵ 

Then your light will dispel the darkness, ⁶ 

and your darkness will be transformed into noonday. ⁷ 

58:11 The Lord will continually lead you;

he will feed you even in parched regions. ⁸ 

He will give you renewed strength, ⁹ 

and you will be like a well-watered garden,

like a spring that continually produces water.

Matthew 5:6

5:6 “Blessed are those who hunger ¹⁰  and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied.

Philippians 4:11-12

4:11 I am not saying this because I am in need, for I have learned to be content in any circumstance. 4:12 I have experienced times of need and times of abundance. In any and every circumstance I have learned the secret of contentment, ¹¹  whether I go satisfied or hungry, have plenty or nothing.

Philippians 4:1

Christian Practices

4:1 So then, my brothers and sisters, ¹²  dear friends whom I long to see, my joy and crown, stand in the Lord in this way, my dear friends!

Philippians 4:8

4:8 Finally, brothers and sisters, ¹³  whatever is true, whatever is worthy of respect, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if something is excellent or praiseworthy, think about these things.

Philippians 1:6-9

1:6 For I am sure of this very thing, ¹⁴  that the one ¹⁵  who began a good work in ¹⁶  you will perfect it ¹⁷  until the day of Christ Jesus. 1:7 For ¹⁸  it is right for me to think this about all of you, because I have you in my heart, ¹⁹  since both in my imprisonment ²⁰  and in the defense and confirmation of the gospel all of you became partners in God’s grace ²¹  together with me. 1:8 For God is my witness that I long for all of you with the affection of Christ Jesus. 1:9 And I pray this, that your love may abound even more and more in knowledge and every kind of insight

Hebrews 13:5-6

13:5 Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.” ²²  13:6 So we can say with confidence, “The Lord is my helper, and ²³  I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?” ²⁴ 

¹ sn Morning is used metaphorically for a time of renewed joy after affliction (see Pss 30:5; 46:5; 49:14; 59:16; 143:8).

² tn After the imperative (see the preceding line) the cohortatives with the prefixed conjunction indicate purpose/result.

³ tn Heb “length of days.”

⁵ tn Heb “if you.” See the note on “you must” in v. 9b.

⁶ tn Heb “If you furnish for the hungry [with] your being, and the appetite of the oppressed you satisfy.”

⁷ tn Heb “will rise in the darkness.”

⁸ tn Heb “and your darkness [will be] like noonday.”

⁷ tn Heb “he will satisfy in parched regions your appetite.”

⁸ tn Heb “and your bones he will strengthen.”

⁹ sn Those who hunger are people like the poor Jesus has already mentioned. The term has OT roots both in conjunction with the poor (Isa 32:6-7; 58:6-7, 9-10; Ezek 18:7, 16) or by itself (Ps 37:16-19; 107:9).

¹¹ tn The words “of contentment” are not in the Greek text, but are implied by Paul’s remarks at the end of v. 11.

¹³ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

¹⁵ tn Grk “brothers.” See note on the phrase “brothers and sisters” in 1:12.

¹⁷ tn Grk “since I am sure of this very thing.” The verse begins with an adverbial participle that is dependent on the main verb in v. 3 (“I thank”). Paul here gives one reason for his thankfulness.

¹⁸ tn The referent is clearly God from the overall context of the paragraph and the mention of “the day of Christ Jesus” at the end, which would be redundant if Christ were referred to here.

¹⁹ tn Or “among.”

²⁰ tn The word “it” is not in the Greek text but has been supplied. Direct objects were frequently omitted in Greek when clear from the context.

¹⁹ tn Grk “Just as.” The sense here is probably, “So I give thanks (v. 3) just as it is right for me…”

²⁰ tn Or possibly “because you have me in your heart.”

²¹ tn Grk “in my bonds.” The meaning “imprisonment” derives from a figurative extension of the literal meaning (“bonds,” “fetters,” “chains”), L&N 37.115.

²² tn The word “God’s” is supplied from the context (v. 2) to clarify the meaning.

²¹ sn A quotation from Deut 31:6, 8.

²³ tc Some important mss (א* C* P 0285^vid 33 1175 1739 pc lat) lack καί (kai), but because the omission conforms to the wording of Ps 118:6 (117:6 LXX), it is suspect.

²⁴ sn A quotation from Ps 118:6.