Charles Ellicott Commentary Psalms 104:15

"And wine that maketh glad the heart of man, [And] oil to make his face to shine, And bread that strengtheneth man`s heart." — Psalms 104:15 (ASV)

And wine that ... —Better, and wine gladdens man’s heart, making his face shine more than oil (see the margin. The alternative follows the Septuagint and Vulgate, and suggests the anointing with oil at a banquet), and bread man’s heart sustains.

Oil. —For oil and its uses see Psalm 133:2; Psalms 141:5.

Strengtheneth. —Properly, props or supports. (Compare the staff of bread, Psalms 105:16, and our “staff of life,” and for the same phrase, Genesis 18:5; Judges 19:5).