Anakalypsis / Unveiling the Word

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.

KJV

Nolite tangere christos meos, et in prophetis meis nolite malignari.

Vulgate

Μὴ ἅψησθε τῶν χριστῶν μου, καὶ ἐν τοῖς προφήταις μου μὴ πονηρεύεσθε.

LXX

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

ASV

וְ/יַ֤יִן יְשַׂמַּ֬ח לְֽבַב אֱנ֗וֹשׁ לְ/הַצְהִ֣יל פָּנִ֣ים מִ/שָּׁ֑מֶן וְ֝/לֶ֗חֶם לְֽבַב אֱנ֥וֹשׁ יִסְעָֽד

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

9 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֱנ֣וֹשׁ
'nvsh
noun · 41×
וֹ
v
noun · 251×
יִשְׂמְחוּ
yshmchv
verb · 153×
יָ֑יִן
yyn
noun · 139×
לֶ֣חֶם
lchm
noun · 297×
נִי
ny
verb · 12×
פְנֵ֣י
pny
noun · 2111×
צַהֲלִ֥י
tshly
verb · 10×
שֶּׁ֖מֶן
shmn
noun · 191×

Themes

Historic Christian voices

6 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§1293In treating the rite of Confirmation, it is fitting to consider the sign of anointing and what it signifies and imprints: a spiritual seal. Anointing, in Biblical and other ancient symbolism, is rich in meaning: oil is a sign of abundance and joy;102 it cleanses (anointing before and after a bath) and limbers (the anointing of athletes and wrestlers); oil is a sign of healing, …
§1333At the heart of the Eucharistic celebration are the bread and wine that, by the words of Christ and the invocation of the Holy Spirit, become Christ's Body and Blood. Faithful to the Lord's command the Church continues to do, in his memory and until his glorious return, what he did on the eve of his Passion: "He took bread...." "He took the cup filled with wine...." the signs o…
Source. Translated by J. Walker, J. Sheppard and H. Browne, and revised by George B. Stevens. From Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, First Series, Vol. 11. Edited by Philip Schaff. (Buffalo, NY: Christian Literature Publishing Co., 1889.) Revised and edited for New Advent by Kevin Knight. <https://www.newadvent.org/fathers/210201.htm>. Contact information. The editor of New Adven…
§42What we have thus far said of the Universal Church must be understood also of the individual Christian communities, whether Oriental or Latin, which go to makeup the one Catholic Church. For they, too, are ruled by Jesus Christ through the voice of their respective Bishops. Consequently, Bishops must be considered as the more illustrious members of the Universal Church, for the…
The division of prophecy into its species Is the more excellent prophecy that which is without imaginative vision? The various degrees of prophecy Was Moses the greatest of the prophets? Can a comprehensor be a prophet? Did prophecy advance in perfection as time went on? Article 1. Whether prophecy is fittingly divided into the prophecy of divine predestination, of foreknowledg…

Cross-references

  • 1John 2:20 — But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.
  • 1Tim 5:23 — Drink no longer water, but use a little wine for thy stomach’s sake and thine often infirmities.
  • Eccl 9:7 — Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
  • Eccl 10:19 — A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
  • Eccl 10:19 — A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.
  • Eph 5:18 — And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;
  • Ezek 4:16 — Moreover he said unto me, Son of man, behold, I will break the staff of bread in Jerusalem: and they shall eat bread by weight, and with care; and they shall drink water by measure, and with astonishm
  • Gen 18:5 — And I will fetch a morsel of bread, and comfort ye your hearts; after that ye shall pass on: for therefore are ye come to your servant. And they said, So do, as thou hast said.
  • Gen 27:28 — Therefore God give thee of the dew of heaven, and the fatness of the earth, and plenty of corn and wine:
  • Heb 1:9 — Thou hast loved righteousness, and hated iniquity; therefore God, even thy God, hath anointed thee with the oil of gladness above thy fellows.
  • Isa 61:3 — To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteou
  • Jer 31:12 — Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and
  • John 2:3 — And when they wanted wine, the mother of Jesus saith unto him, They have no wine.
  • Judg 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?
  • Judg 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?
  • Judg 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?
  • Judg 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?
  • Luke 7:46 — My head with oil thou didst not anoint: but this woman hath anointed my feet with ointment.
  • Mark 14:25 — Verily I say unto you, I will drink no more of the fruit of the vine, until that day that I drink it new in the kingdom of God.
  • Prov 27:9 — Ointment and perfume rejoice the heart: so doth the sweetness of a man’s friend by hearty counsel.
  • Prov 31:6 — Give strong drink unto him that is ready to perish, and wine unto those that be of heavy hearts.
  • Ps 23:5 — Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
  • Ps 23:5 — Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over.
  • Ps 92:10 — But my horn shalt thou exalt like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed with fresh oil.
  • Ps 105:16 — Moreover he called for a famine upon the land: he brake the whole staff of bread.
  • Ruth 3:3 — Wash thyself therefore, and anoint thee, and put thy raiment upon thee, and get thee down to the floor: but make not thyself known unto the man, until he shall have done eating and drinking.
  • Ruth 3:7 — And when Boaz had eaten and drunk, and his heart was merry, he went to lie down at the end of the heap of corn: and she came softly, and uncovered his feet, and laid her down.
  • Zech 9:15 — The LORD of hosts shall defend them; and they shall devour, and subdue with sling stones; and they shall drink, and make a noise as through wine; and they shall be filled like bowls, and as the corner