מַ֣יִם קָ֭רִים עַל־נֶ֣פֶשׁ עֲיֵפָ֑ה וּשְׁמוּעָ֥ה ט֝וֹבָ֗ה מֵאֶ֥רֶץ מֶרְחָֽק׃
As cold waters to a faint soul, So is good news from a far country.
Rashi on Proverbs
to a faint soul It [cold water] is accustomed to revive a faint soul.
Rashi on Proverbs
so is good news That too is equal to it, and so was it with Jacob (Gen. 45:27): “And the spirit of Jacob their father was revived.”