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href="/bsb/psalms/147.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/147.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/147.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/147.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/147.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/147.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/147.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/147.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/147.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/147.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted, And binds up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/147.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br /><i>He is</i> the One who heals the brokenhearted And who binds up their wounds,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/147.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted And binds up their wounds [healing their pain and comforting their sorrow].<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/147.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/147.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/147.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/147.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He renews our hopes and heals our bodies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/147.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/147.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He is the healer of the brokenhearted. He is the one who bandages their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/147.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He heals the broken-hearted and bandages their wounds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/147.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted, binding up their injuries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/147.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/147.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted, and bandages their wounds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/147.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/147.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/147.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/147.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, "" And is binding up their griefs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/147.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/147.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Healing to the broken of heart, and binding up their pains.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/147.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Who healeth the broken of heart, and bindeth up their bruises. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/147.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 146:3>He heals the contrite of heart, and he binds up their sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/147.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Healing the brokenhearted, and binding up their wounds. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/147.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He heals the brokenhearted, and binds up their wounds.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/147.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He heals the broken of heart, and binds up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/147.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He heals the broken hearts and binds up their sorrows.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/147.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Who healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/147.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/147-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=18126" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/147.htm">It is Good to Sing Praises</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>The LORD builds up Jerusalem; He gathers the exiles of Israel. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7495.htm" title="7495: hā·rō·p̄ê (Art:: V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To heal. Or raphah; a primitive root; properly, to mend, i.e. to cure.">He heals</a> <a href="/hebrew/7665.htm" title="7665: liš·ḇū·rê (Prep-l:: V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc) -- To break, break in pieces. A primitive root; to burst.">the brokenhearted</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lêḇ (N-ms) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2280.htm" title="2280: ū·mə·ḥab·bêš (Conj-w:: V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms) -- To bind, bind on, bind up. A primitive root; to wrap firmly; figuratively, to stop, to rule.">and binds</a> <a href="/hebrew/6094.htm" title="6094: lə·‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇō·w·ṯām (Prep-l:: N-fpc:: 3mp) -- A hurt, injury, pain. From atsab; a idol; also, a pain or wound.">up their wounds.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>He determines the number of the stars; He calls them each by name.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a></span><br />The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives and freedom to the prisoners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a></span><br />Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/53-5.htm">Isaiah 53:5</a></span><br />But He was pierced for our transgressions, He was crushed for our iniquities; the punishment that brought us peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Jeremiah 30:17</a></span><br />But I will restore your health and heal your wounds, declares the LORD, because they call you an outcast, Zion, for whom no one cares.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-24.htm">1 Peter 2:24</a></span><br />He Himself bore our sins in His body on the tree, so that we might die to sin and live to righteousness. “By His stripes you are healed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a></span><br />“The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight to the blind, to release the oppressed,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-4.htm">Revelation 21:4</a></span><br />‘He will wipe away every tear from their eyes,’ and there will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the former things have passed away.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/57-18.htm">Isaiah 57:18-19</a></span><br />I have seen his ways, but I will heal him; I will guide him and restore comfort to him and his mourners, / bringing praise to their lips. Peace, peace to those far and near,” says the LORD, “and I will heal them.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/1-3.htm">2 Corinthians 1:3-4</a></span><br />Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, / who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves have received from God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-18.htm">Psalm 34:18</a></span><br />The LORD is near to the brokenhearted; He saves the contrite in spirit.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/33-6.htm">Jeremiah 33:6</a></span><br />Nevertheless, I will bring to it health and healing, and I will heal its people and reveal to them the abundance of peace and truth.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/14-27.htm">John 14:27</a></span><br />Peace I leave with you; My peace I give to you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled; do not be afraid.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Isaiah 30:26</a></span><br />The light of the moon will be as bright as the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times brighter—like the light of seven days—on the day that the LORD binds up the brokenness of His people and heals the wounds He has inflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/9-12.htm">Matthew 9:12-13</a></span><br />On hearing this, Jesus said, “It is not the healthy who need a doctor, but the sick. / But go and learn what this means: ‘I desire mercy, not sacrifice.’ For I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/6-1.htm">Hosea 6:1</a></span><br />Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.</p><p class="hdg">healeth</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Psalm 51:17</a></b></br> The sacrifices of God <i>are</i> a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-18.htm">Job 5:18</a></b></br> For he maketh sore, and bindeth up: he woundeth, and his hands make whole.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/57-5.htm">Isaiah 57:5</a></b></br> Enflaming yourselves with idols under every green tree, slaying the children in the valleys under the clifts of the rocks?</p><p class="hdg">wounds.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/1-5.htm">Isaiah 1:5,6</a></b></br> Why should ye be stricken any more? ye will revolt more and more: the whole head is sick, and the whole heart faint… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/129-7.htm">Bindeth</a> <a href="/psalms/56-12.htm">Binding</a> <a href="/psalms/129-7.htm">Binds</a> <a href="/psalms/141-7.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">Brokenhearted</a> <a href="/psalms/109-16.htm">Broken-Hearted</a> <a href="/psalms/16-4.htm">Griefs</a> <a href="/psalms/107-20.htm">Healeth</a> <a href="/psalms/103-3.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/psalms/107-20.htm">Heals</a> <a href="/psalms/143-4.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/147-2.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/psalms/141-5.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/psalms/135-18.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/psalms/129-3.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/proverbs/26-8.htm">Bindeth</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-21.htm">Binding</a> <a href="/proverbs/26-8.htm">Binds</a> <a href="/psalms/148-6.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Brokenhearted</a> <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Broken-Hearted</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-4.htm">Griefs</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-26.htm">Healeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-8.htm">Healing</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-18.htm">Heals</a> <a href="/psalms/148-14.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/psalms/147-8.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-3.htm">Oil</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-21.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-33.htm">Wounds</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 147</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-1.htm">The prophet exhorts to praise God for his care of the church</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-4.htm">His power and wisdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-6.htm">His mercy</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-7.htm">His providence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-12.htm">To praise him for his blessings upon the kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-15.htm">For his power over the elements</a></span><br><span class="reftext">19. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/147-19.htm">And for his ordinances in the church</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, the heart is often seen as the center of emotions and will. The brokenhearted are those who have experienced deep sorrow or loss, often due to sin, oppression, or personal tragedy. This healing is not just physical but also emotional and spiritual, reflecting God's comprehensive care for His people. The concept of God healing the brokenhearted is echoed in <a href="/isaiah/61.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a>, which Jesus reads in <a href="/luke/4-18.htm">Luke 4:18</a>, identifying Himself as the fulfillment of this prophecy. This connection highlights Jesus as the ultimate healer of broken hearts, offering salvation and restoration.<p><b>and binds up their wounds.</b><br>The imagery of binding wounds suggests a careful and attentive process of healing, akin to a physician tending to physical injuries. In ancient times, binding wounds was a common practice to prevent infection and promote healing, indicating God's meticulous care for His people. This phrase can also be seen as a metaphor for God's ability to address the consequences of sin and suffering in the lives of believers. The binding of wounds signifies not only immediate relief but also the promise of complete restoration. This theme is consistent with God's covenantal promises throughout Scripture, where He pledges to be the healer and restorer of His people, as seen in passages like <a href="/jeremiah/30-17.htm">Jeremiah 30:17</a> and <a href="/hosea/6.htm">Hosea 6:1</a>. The act of binding wounds can also be seen as a type of Christ's redemptive work, where through His sacrifice, He provides ultimate healing and reconciliation for humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_brokenhearted.htm">The Brokenhearted</a></b><br>This term refers to individuals who are experiencing deep emotional pain or distress. In the context of the Psalm, it represents those who are suffering and in need of God's healing touch.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/god_as_healer.htm">God as Healer</a></b><br>The central figure in this verse is God, who is depicted as a compassionate healer. His role is to mend the emotional and spiritual wounds of His people.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wounded.htm">The Wounded</a></b><br>This refers to those who have been hurt, either physically, emotionally, or spiritually. The verse emphasizes God's ability to restore and comfort them.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_compassionate_nature.htm">God's Compassionate Nature</a></b><br>God is deeply concerned with the emotional and spiritual well-being of His people. His healing is not just physical but also addresses the inner wounds of the heart.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_divine_healing.htm">The Power of Divine Healing</a></b><br>God's ability to heal is comprehensive. He not only heals but also binds up wounds, indicating a thorough and complete restoration process.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_hurting.htm">Hope for the Hurting</a></b><br>This verse offers hope to those who are suffering. It assures believers that God is attentive to their pain and is actively working to bring healing and comfort.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/invitation_to_seek_god_in_times_of_distress.htm">Invitation to Seek God in Times of Distress</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to turn to God in their times of need, trusting in His promise to heal and restore.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_of_support.htm">Community of Support</a></b><br>As followers of Christ, we are called to be instruments of God's healing by supporting and comforting those who are brokenhearted in our communities.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_147.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 147</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_heal_the_brokenhearted.htm">How does God heal the brokenhearted?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_borderline_personality.htm">What is borderline personality disorder?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_your_conscience_aligned_with_god.htm">How does God heal the brokenhearted?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_inner_healing_biblical.htm">Is inner healing biblical?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/147.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">Broken in heart.--</span>As in <a href="/psalms/34-18.htm" title="The LORD is near to them that are of a broken heart; and saves such as be of a contrite spirit.">Psalm 34:18</a>. (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm" title="The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on me; because the LORD has anointed me to preach good tidings to the meek; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;">Isaiah 61:1</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">Wounds.--</span>See margin, and comp. <a href="/job/9-28.htm" title="I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that you will not hold me innocent.">Job 9:28</a>; <a href="/proverbs/15-13.htm" title="A merry heart makes a cheerful countenance: but by sorrow of the heart the spirit is broken.">Proverbs 15:13</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/147.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He healeth the broken in heart</span> (comp. <a href="/psalms/51-17.htm">Psalm 51:17</a>; <a href="/isaiah/57-15.htm">Isaiah 57:15</a>). Israel in exile was broken-hearted, wretched, miserable (see <a href="/psalms/137-1.htm">Psalm 137:1-4</a>; <a href="/isaiah/64-6.htm">Isaiah 64:6 - 12</a>). Their restoration to their own land "healed" them. <span class="cmt_word">And bindeth up their wounds</span> (comp. <a href="/isaiah/61-1.htm">Isaiah 61:1</a>, "He hath sent me to <span class="accented">bind up</span> the broken-hearted"). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/147-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He heals</span><br /><span class="heb">הָ֭רֹפֵא</span> <span class="translit">(hā·rō·p̄ê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7495.htm">Strong's 7495: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mend, to cure</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the brokenhearted</span><br /><span class="heb">לִשְׁב֣וּרֵי</span> <span class="translit">(liš·ḇū·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7665.htm">Strong's 7665: </a> </span><span class="str2">To break, break in pieces</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and binds</span><br /><span class="heb">וּ֝מְחַבֵּ֗שׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·ḥab·bêš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2280.htm">Strong's 2280: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wrap firmly, to stop, to rule</span><br /><br /><span class="word">up their wounds.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעַצְּבוֹתָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇō·w·ṯām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6094.htm">Strong's 6094: </a> </span><span class="str2">A idol, a pain, wound</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/147-3.htm">Psalm 147:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/147-3.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 147:3 He heals the broken in heart (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/147-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 147:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 147:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/147-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 147:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 147:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>