Psalms 147:2
The LORD buildeth up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
Webster Bible
In The King James Version
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
In Context
3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Cross References
Ezra 2:64The whole congregation together was forty and two thousand three hundred and sixty,
Nehemiah 3:1Then Eliashib the high priest arose with his brethren the priests, and they built the sheep-gate; they sanctified it, and set up the doors of it; even to the tower of Meah they sanctified it, to the tower of Hananeel.
Nehemiah 6:16And it came to pass, that when all our enemies heard of it , and all the heathen that were about us saw these things , they were much cast down in their own eyes: for they perceived that this work was wrought by our God.
Psalms 51:18Do good in thy good pleasure to Zion: build thou the walls of Jerusalem.
Psalms 102:17He will regard the prayer of the destitute, and not despise their prayer.
Isaiah 11:11And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD will set his hand again the second time to recover 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 isles 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 →