He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds. – Psalm 147:3
Luke, the writer who penned two major New Testament books—the Gospel according to Luke and the Acts of the Apostles—was a physician. He records a number of the healing miracles of Jesus, and was also aware of healings that took place as he traveled with the Apostle Paul. Because of his medical skills, he recognized that it was only God and His healing hands that wrought such miracles.
In today’s verse, the psalmist writes of the brokenhearted and wounded. This would appear to be more than just a physical ailment… it involves illness in the soul. A physician can bind up a wound, but a wounded spirit requires a different type of healing. The next verse in the psalm declares the immense power of God who not only created but actually named each star. Theologian Charles H. Spurgeon suggests that the God who does this has done so by His voice. The very words of God have power. Spurgeon says, “The same Being who spoke the worlds into existence, and now impels those ponderous globes through their orbits, does in His mercy cheer the wounded and heal the broken in heart.” A wounded body may be painful, but a broken heart despairs. The application of ointments can help heal physical wounds, but the application of Divine grace is required to heal brokenness.
Are you wounded in body or in spirit? Pray. If your heart is in conflict with the Lord, pray. Humbly submit yourself to the hands of Almighty God. Seek His mercy for your suffering and His grace for healing. Allow Him to work, in His timing and by His means. Thank and praise Him for His loving and tender care for you. Pray the Lord’s healing for the many who are broken in spirit across America today.
Today’s Verse: Psalm 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
Recommended for further reading: Psalm 147:1-11
Praise the Lord!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
2 The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
3 He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
4 He determines the number of the stars;
he gives to all of them their names.
5 Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;
his understanding is beyond measure.
6 The Lord lifts up the humble;
he casts the wicked to the ground.
7 Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
make melody to our God on the lyre!
8 He covers the heavens with clouds;
he prepares rain for the earth;
he makes grass grow on the hills.
9 He gives to the beasts their food,
and to the young ravens that cry.
10 His delight is not in the strength of the horse,
nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
11 but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
in those who hope in his steadfast love.
All Scripture quotations and audio are from the ESV® Bible (The Holy Bible, English Standard Version®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved.
