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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! How good to sing praises to our God! How delightful and how fitting! 2The Lord is rebuilding Jerusalem and bringing the exiles back to Israel. He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. 4He counts the stars and calls them all by name. 5How great is our Lord! His power is absolute! His understanding is beyond comprehension!
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 sacrifice you desire is a broken spirit. You will not reject a broken and repentant heart, O God.
- Job 5:18For though he wounds, he also bandages. He strikes, but his hands also heal.
- Isaiah 57:5You worship your idols with great passion beneath the oaks and under every green tree. You sacrifice your children down in the valleys, among the jagged rocks in the cliffs.
- Isaiah 61:1The Spirit of the Sovereign Lord is upon me, for the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor. He has sent me to comfort the brokenhearted and to proclaim that captives will be released and prisoners will be freed.
- Jeremiah 33:6“Nevertheless, the time will come when I will heal Jerusalem’s wounds and give it prosperity and true peace.
- Hosea 6:1“Come, let us return to the Lord. He has torn us to pieces; now he will heal us. He has injured us; now he will bandage our wounds.
- Malachi 4:2“But for you who fear my name, the Sun of Righteousness will rise with healing in his wings. And you will go free, leaping with joy like calves let out to pasture.
- Luke 4:18“The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, for he has anointed me to bring Good News to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim that captives will be released, that the blind will see, that the oppressed will be set free,
- Isaiah 1:5Why do you continue to invite punishment? Must you rebel forever? Your head is injured, and your heart is sick.
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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