Verse
Psalms 147:3 — He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
“He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.”
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The verses around Psalms 147:3.
1Praise 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.
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.
Verse explanation
The focus moves from the national scene to the personal: broken hearts being healed, with the concrete image of wounds being bandaged one by one.
From the Psalms 147 study in Bible in Stories.
Psalms 147:3 in other versions
The same verse in the 4 Bible versions we have on the site.
- KJV · King James
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Read the chapter in this version → - ARC · Almeida 1911Português
Sara os quebrantados de coração, e lhes ata as suas feridas.
Read the chapter in this version → - BLIVRE · Bíblia LivrePortuguês
Ele sara aos de coração partido, e os cura de suas dores.
Read the chapter in this version → - VBL · Versión Biblia LibreEspañol
Él sana a los de corazón quebrantado, y venda las heridas.
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In other languages: Português (Salmos 147:3) · Español (Salmos 147:3)
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