Psalms 147:3
Who healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
In Context
2The LORD doth build up Jerusalem, He gathereth together the dispersed of Israel;
4He counteth the number of the stars; He giveth them all their names.
Cross References
Psalms 34:18(34-19) The LORD is nigh unto them that are of a broken heart, and saveth such as are of a contrite spirit.
Psalms 51:17(51-19) The 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 ones.
Jeremiah 33:6Behold, I will bring it healing and cure, and I will cure them; and I will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
Hosea 6:1'Come, and let us return unto the LORD; for He hath torn, and He will heal us, He hath smitten, and He will bind us up.
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 →