Psalms 147:2
Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth the outcasts of Israel.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
In Context
1Praise ye Jah! for it is good. Sing psalms of our God; for it is pleasant: praise is comely.
3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Cross References
Ezra 2:64The whole congregation together was forty-two thousand three hundred and sixty,
Nehemiah 3:1And Eliashib the high priest rose up with his brethren the priests, and they built the sheep-gate. They hallowed it, and set up its doors; and they hallowed it even to the tower of Meah, to the tower of Hananeel.
Nehemiah 6:16And it came to pass that when all our enemies heard [of it], all the nations that were about us were afraid and were much cast down in their own eyes, and they perceived that this work was wrought by our God.
Psalms 51:18Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion; build the walls of Jerusalem.
Psalms 102:17He will regard the prayer of the destitute one, and not despise their prayer.
Isaiah 11:11And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to acquire the remnant of his people which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.
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 →