New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 147:3
Psalms 147:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
- New International Version (NIV)He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.
Context of Psalms 147:3
1Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; For it is pleasant and praise is becoming. 2The Lord builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the outcasts of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. 4He counts the number of the stars; He gives names to all of them. 5Great is our Lord and abundant in strength; His understanding is infinite.
Read all of Psalms 147Psalms 147:3 word by word
הָ֭רֹפֵא לִשְׁב֣וּרֵי לֵ֑ב וּ֝מְחַבֵּ֗שׁ לְעַצְּבוֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 147:3
- Psalms 51:17The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit; A broken and a contrite heart, O God, You will not despise.
- Job 5:18For He inflicts pain, and gives relief; He wounds, and His hands also heal.
- Isaiah 57:5Who inflame yourselves among the oaks, Under every luxuriant tree, Who slaughter the children in the ravines, Under the clefts of the crags?
- Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, Because the Lord has anointed me To bring good news to the afflicted; He has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to captives And freedom to prisoners;
- Jeremiah 33:6Behold, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal them; and I will reveal to them an abundance of peace and truth.
- Hosea 6:1“Come, let us return to the Lord. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.
- Malachi 4:2“But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings; and you will go forth and skip about like calves from the stall.
- Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He anointed Me to preach the gospel to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim release to the captives, And recovery of sight to the blind, To set free those who are oppressed,
- Isaiah 1:5Where will you be stricken again, As you continue in your rebellion? The whole head is sick And the whole heart is faint.
Commentaries on Psalms 147:3
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3He healeth the broken in heart - Referrring primarily to the fact that he had healed those who were crushed and broken in their long captivity, and that he had given them comfort by returning them to their native land. At the same time, however, the language is made general, as describing a characteristic of God that he does this; that it is his character to do this. See the notes at Psalm 34:18. See also Psalm 51:17. Compare Isaiah 61:1; Luke 4:18. And…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-6The psalmist remembers how the Lord restored Jerusalem and brought back his people who had suffered in exile.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. Though applicable to the captive Israelites, this is a general and precious truth. wounds--(Compare Margin).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 147
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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