New English Translation
Psalms 147:3
3He heals the brokenhearted, and bandages their wounds.
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! Yes, praise is pleasant and appropriate! 2The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem, and gathers the exiles of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted, and bandages their wounds. 4He counts the number of the stars; he names all of them. 5Our Lord is great and has awesome power; there is no limit to his wisdom.
Read all of Psalms 147Psalms 147:3 word by word
הָ֭רֹפֵא לִשְׁב֣וּרֵי לֵ֑ב וּ֝מְחַבֵּ֗שׁ לְעַצְּבוֹתָֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Psalms 147:3
- Psalms 51:17The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit – O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.
- Job 5:18For he wounds, but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.
- Isaiah 57:5you who practice ritual sex under the oaks and every green tree, who slaughter children near the streams under the rocky overhangs.
- Isaiah 61:1The spirit of the sovereign Lord is upon me, because the Lord has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,
- Jeremiah 33:6But I will most surely heal the wounds of this city and restore it and its people to health. I will show them abundant peace and security.
- Hosea 6:1“Come on! Let’s return to the Lord! He himself has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us! He has injured us, but he will bandage our wounds!
- Malachi 4:2But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.
- Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,
- Isaiah 1:5Why do you insist on being battered? Why do you continue to rebel? Your head has a massive wound, your whole body is weak.
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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