Psalms 147:3
He that healeth the broken-hearted, and bindeth up their hurts;
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
In Context
2The Lord buildeth up Jerusalem: the outcasts of Israel will he gather together;
4Who counteth the number of the stars; who calleth them all by [their] names.
Cross References
Psalms 34:18(34:19) The Lord is nigh unto those that are broken-hearted: and he saveth those that 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, wilt thou not despise.
Isaiah 57:15For thus hath said the high and lofty One, who inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy, In the high and holy place do I dwell, yet also with the contrite and humble of spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite.
Jeremiah 33:6Behold, I will bring it healing and cure, and I will cure them, and I will display 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 up our wounds.
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 →