Psalms 147:2
Building Jerusalem [is] Jehovah, The driven away of Israel He gathereth.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
In Context
1Praise ye Jah! For [it is] good to praise our God, For pleasant — comely [is] praise.
3Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.
Cross References
Ezra 2:64All the assembly together [is] four myriad two thousand three hundred sixty,
Nehemiah 3:1And Eliashib the high priest riseth, and his brethren the priests, and they build the sheep-gate; they have sanctified it, and set up its doors, even unto the tower of Meah they have sanctified it, unto the tower of Hananeel;
Nehemiah 6:16and it cometh to pass, when all our enemies have heard, and all the nations who are round about us see, that they fall greatly in their own eyes, and know that by our God hath this work been done.
Psalms 51:18Do good in Thy good pleasure with Zion, Thou dost build the walls of Jerusalem.
Psalms 102:17He turned unto the prayer of the destitute, And He hath not despised their prayer.
Isaiah 11:11And it hath come to pass, in that day, The Lord addeth a second time his power, To get the remnant of His people that is left, From Asshur, and from Egypt, And from Pathros, and from Cush, And from Elam, and from Shinar, And from Hamath, and from 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 →