5. Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things, or rather, “filling with good thy soul.” No one is ever filled to satisfaction but a believer, and only God
himself can satisfy even him. Many a worldling is satiated, but not one is
satisfied. God satisfies our very soul, our noblest part, our ornament and
glory; and of consequence he satisfies our mouth, however hungry and craving it
might otherwise be. Soul-satisfaction loudly calls for soul-praise, and when
the mouth is filled with good it is bound to speak good of him who filled it.
Our good Lord bestows really good things, not idle pleasures; and these
he is always giving; shall we not be still praising him? So that thy yout his renewed like the eagle’s. Renewal of strength was granted to the
psalmist so that he grew young again. Our version refers to the annual molting
of the eagle, after which it looks fresh and young, but the original does not
appear to allude to any such fact of natural history, but simply to describe
the diseased one as so healed and strengthened that he became as full of energy
as the bird which is strongest of the leathered race, most fearless, most
majestic, and most soaring. He who sat moping with the owl in the last psalm
here flies on high with the eagle: the Lord works marvelous changes in us, and
we learn by such experiences to bless his holy name. To grow from a sparrow to
an eagle, and leave the wilderness of the pelican to mount among the stars, is
enough to make anyone bless the Lord.
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