Psalm 147:3 KJV
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.King James Version
The same verse in modern English
He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.Psalm 147:3, World English Bible (WEB)
Sitting with this verse
Psalm 147 sets two pictures side by side. Just before this line, the LORD gathers Israel’s scattered outcasts; just after, he counts the stars and names each one. Between them sits tender, close work: mending hearts that are broken and dressing wounds, the way a careful hand wraps an injury. The God of the galaxies stoops to bandage. Hold out whatever in you feels torn, and let him look at it.
Older words in this verse
- -eth (healeth, bindeth)
- the old way of writing -s: maketh means makes, leadeth means leads
From Psalm 147
The God who counts the stars and calls each by name also binds up broken hearts. Bring him your wound; he is not too great to tend it.
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