Psalms
Psalm 147:2–3
2The LORD builds up Jerusalem;
He gathers the exiles of Israel.
3He heals the brokenhearted
and binds up their wounds.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 147:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| builds up | בּוֹנֵ֣ה | bō·w·nêh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H1129 build |
| Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִַ֣ם | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| He gathers | יְכַנֵּֽס׃ | yə·ḵan·nês | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3664 gather, collect |
| the exiles | נִדְחֵ֖י | niḏ·ḥê | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H5080 impel, thrust, banish |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Psalm 147:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He heals | הָ֭רֹפֵא | hā·rō·p̄ê | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7495 heal |
| the brokenhearted | לִשְׁב֣וּרֵי | liš·ḇū·rê | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| and binds | וּ֝מְחַבֵּ֗שׁ | ū·mə·ḥab·bêš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H2280 bind, bind on, bind up |
| up their wounds | לְעַצְּבוֹתָֽם׃ | lə·‘aṣ·ṣə·ḇō·w·ṯām | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6094 hurt, injury, pain |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 147:2 Isaiah 56:8 · Deuteronomy 30:3 · Psalm 51:18 · Isaiah 62:7 · Psalm 102:20–22 · Ephesians 2:12–19 · Ezekiel 39:27–28 · Jeremiah 32:37 · Ezekiel 38:8 · Isaiah 14:32 · Ezekiel 36:24–38 · Jeremiah 31:4
Psalm 147:3 Psalm 34:18 · Job 5:18 · Jeremiah 33:6 · Isaiah 61:1 · Luke 4:18 · Hosea 6:1–2 · Psalm 51:17 · Malachi 4:2 · Isaiah 57:15 · Ezekiel 34:16 · Isaiah 1:5–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.