Psalms 147:3
He makes the broken-hearted well, and puts oil on their wounds.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
In Context
2The Lord is building up Jerusalem; he makes all the outlaws of Israel come together.
4He sees the number of the stars; he gives them all their names.
Cross References
Psalms 34:18\34:17\The cry of the upright comes before the Lord, and he takes them out of all their troubles.
Psalms 51:17\51:15\O Lord, let my lips be open, so that my mouth may make clear your praise.
Isaiah 57:15For this is the word of him who is high and lifted up, whose resting-place is eternal, whose name is Holy: my resting-place is in the high and holy place, and with him who is crushed and poor in spirit, to give life to the spirit of the poor, and to make strong the heart of the crushed.
Jeremiah 33:6See, I will make it healthy and well again, I will even make them well; I will let them see peace and good faith in full measure.
Hosea 6:1Come, let us go back to the Lord; for he has given us wounds and he will make us well; he has given blows and he will give help.
Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because I am marked out by him to give good news to the poor; he has sent me to make well those who are broken-hearted; to say that the prisoners will be let go, and the blind will see, and to make the wounded free from their chains,
Matthew Henry on Psalms 147:2-12
A Call to Praise God; Reasons for Praise. 1 Praise ye the Lord : for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely. 2 The Lord doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. 3 He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. 4 He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by their names. 5 Great is our Lord, and of great power: his understanding is infinite. 6 The Lord lifteth up the meek: he casteth the wicked down to the ground. 7… Read the whole commentary →