Psalms 147:3
He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.
ASV Byzantine Text
In The King James Version
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
In Context
2Jehovah doth build up Jerusalem; He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
4He counteth the number of the stars; He calleth them all by their names.
Cross References
Psalms 34:18Jehovah is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, And saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.
Psalms 51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: A broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Isaiah 57:15For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy: I dwell in the high and holy place, with him also that is of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Jeremiah 33:6Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them; and I will reveal unto them abundance of peace and truth.
Hosea 6:1Come, and let us return unto Jehovah; for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, Because he anointed me to preach good tidings to the poor: He hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim release to the captives, And recovering of sight to the blind, To set at liberty them that are bruised,
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 →