Psalms 147:3
He is healing the broken in heart,—and binding up their hurts.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
In Context
2Yahweh, is building Jerusalem, The outcasts of Israel, will he gather together.
4Counting the number of the stars, To all of them—names, he giveth.
Cross References
Psalms 34:18Near is Yahweh, to the broken in heart, And, the crushed in spirit, will he save.
Psalms 51:17The sacrifices of God, are a spirit that is broken,—A heart—broken and crushed, O God, thou wilt not despise.
Isaiah 57:15For, thus, saith he that is high and lifted up—Inhabiting futurity, And, holy, is his name: A high and holy place, will I inhabit, Also with the crushed and lowly in spirit, To revive the spirit of the lowly, and To revive the heart of them who are crushed;—
Jeremiah 33:6Behold me! laying upon her a bandage of healing, so will I heal them,—And will reveal to them abundance of prosperity and truth;
Hosea 6:1Come, and let us return unto Yahweh! for, he, hath torn, that he might heal us,—smitten, that he might bind us up.
Luke 4:18The Spirit of the Lord, is upon me, because he hath anointed me—to tell glad tidings unto the destitute; He hath sent me forth,—To proclaim, to captives, a release, and, to the blind, a recovering of sight,—to send away the crushed, with a release;
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 →