Psalms 147:3 · KJV
“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. {wounds: Heb. griefs}”
— Psalms 147:3
The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by {their} names.
Psalms 147 — Context
Praise ye the LORD: for {it is} good to sing praises unto our God; for {it is} pleasant; {and} praise is comely.
2The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.
3He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds. {wounds: Heb. griefs}
4He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by {their} names.
5Great {is} our Lord, and of great power: his understanding {is} infinite. {his...: Heb. of his understanding there is no number}
Cross References
Psalms 34:18
The LORD {is} nigh unto them that are of a broken heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. {unto...: Heb. to the broken of heart} {of a contrite...: Heb. contrite of spirit}
Job 5:18
For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.
Jeremiah 33:6
Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them, and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth.
Luke 4:18
The Spirit of the Lord {is} upon me, because he hath anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor; he hath sent me to heal the brokenhearted, to preach deliverance to the captives, and recovering of sight to the blind, to set at liberty them that are bruised,
Isaiah 61:1
The Spirit of the Lord GOD {is} upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to {them that are} bound;
Hosea 6:1-2
Come, and let us return unto the LORD: for he hath torn, and he will heal us; he hath smitten, and he will bind us up.
Isaiah 57:15
For thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabiteth eternity, whose name {is} Holy; I dwell in the high and holy {place}, with him also {that is} of a contrite and humble spirit, to revive the spirit of the humble, and to revive the heart of the contrite ones.
Psalms 51:17
The sacrifices of God {are} a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.