New King James Version
Psalms 147:3
3He heals the brokenhearted And binds up 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 Living Translation (NLT)He heals the brokenhearted and bandages 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 beautiful. 2The Lord builds up Jerusalem; He gathers together the outcasts of Israel. He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds. 4He counts the number of the stars; He calls them all by name. 5Great is our Lord, and mighty in power; His understanding is infinite.
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 of God are a broken spirit, A broken and a contrite heart— These, O God, You will not despise.
- Job 5:18For He bruises, but He binds up; He wounds, but His hands make whole.
- Isaiah 57:5Inflaming yourselves with gods under every green tree, Slaying the children in the valleys, Under the clefts of the rocks?
- Isaiah 61:1“The Spirit of the Lord God is upon Me, Because the Lord has anointed Me To preach good tidings to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives, And the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
- Jeremiah 33:6Behold, I will bring it health and healing; I will heal them and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.
- Hosea 6:1Come, and let us return to the Lord; For He has torn, but He will heal us; He has stricken, but He will bind us up.
- Malachi 4:2But to you who fear My name The Sun of Righteousness shall arise With healing in His wings; And you shall go out And grow fat like stall-fed calves.
- Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon Me, Because He has anointed Me To preach the gospel to the poor; He has sent Me to heal the brokenhearted, To proclaim liberty to the captives And recovery of sight to the blind, To set at liberty those who are oppressed;
- Isaiah 1:5Why should you be stricken again? You will revolt more and more. The whole head is sick, And the whole heart faints.
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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