He healeth the broken in heart (comp. Psalms 51:17 ; Isaiah 57:15 ). Israel in exile was broken-hearted, wretched, miserable (see Psalms 137:1-4 ; — Isaiah 64:6-12 ). Their restoration to their own land "healed" them. And bindeth up their wounds (comp. Isaiah 61:1 , "He hath sent me to bind up the broken-hearted"). read more
God's help for the suffering ones. "It takes a brave soul to bear all this so grandly," said a tender-hearted doctor, stooping over his suffering patient. She lifted her heavy eyelids, and, looking into the doctor's face, replied, "It is not the brave soul at all; God does it all for me." "He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds." The second clause of this sentence may but repeat the first with a slight variety, according to the Hebrew fashion of composition which we... read more
He telleth the number of the stars. Nothing escapes God's knowledge. He knew the number of the exiles, and the place and name of each, just as he knows the number of the stars and their names (comp. Isaiah 40:26 ). He calleth them all by their names (see Job 9:9 ; Isaiah l.s.c. ). read more
Great is our Lord, and of great power ; or, "mighty in strength" (comp. Nahum 1:3 ). His understanding is infinite . He is at once omnipotent and omniscient. read more
The Lord lifteth up the meek (comp. Psalms 145:14 ; Psalms 146:8 ). He casteth the wicked down to the ground (comp. Psalms 146:9 , and the comment ad loc .). read more
The Lord's ways with the meek. This term often means "the afflicted." This word "meek" has several distinct meanings as used in the Word of God, but its root-idea seems to be "lowly feeling about ourselves." This associates with both "humility" and "disinterestedness." Sometimes the bad side of the word comes into view, and it expresses the feeling of the crushed man, who has become heartless, spiritless, who is broken down, who has wholly lost his energy; who, like David in his time of... read more
Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving . God is not only to be praised for his greatness ( Psalms 147:5 ), but also to be thanked for his loving-kindness ( Psalms 147:2 , Psalms 147:3 , Psalms 147:8 , Psalms 147:9 ). Sing praise upon the harp unto our God . The glad sound of the harp should accompany his praises. read more
God worthy of praise. "A fresh burst of praise because of God's Fatherly care, as shown in his provision for the wants of the cattle and the fowls of the air. And as he feeds the ravens, which have neither storehouse nor barn, but only cry to him for their food, so amongst men his delight is not in those who trust in their own strength and swiftness, but in those who look to him, and put their trust in his goodness." God is to be praised— I. BECAUSE HE PROVIDES FOR THE ... read more
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth. In the parched and sultry East "clouds" and "rain" are a boon that we of the temperate West can scarcely appreciate. The cruel heat of the solar rays in a clear sky for weeks or months together causes a longing of the intensest kind for shade and moisture. Man and beast alike rejoice when the time of the autumn rains draws near, and the cloudless blue of the summer heaven gives place (of a sky that is gray and overcast... read more
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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 147:2
The Lord doth build up Jerusalem . The rebuilding of Jerusalem after the return from the Babylonish captivity covered a space of above ninety years, from B.C. 538 till B.C. 445. First the temple was built; then the city; finally, the walls and the gates. It was in connection with this last portion of the building that the present psalm seems to have been written. He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel. The exiles returned gradually—some with Zerubbabel; some with Ezra, in B.C. 457;... read more