He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
God stirs us to praise Him for two reasons: His power and wisdom shown in governing all creation, and His special mercy to His chosen Church, restoring it when it falls, gathering it when scattered. The Psalm likely arose after Jerusalem's rebuilding, when the people saw God's hand return them from captivity.
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Commenting on Psalm 147:1-20
The Most High walks the hospitals as the good Physician, choosing the company of the despondent and the despairing. He lays on the ointment of grace and soft bandages of love, healing the bleeding wounds of those broken by sin. Come to Him who never fails to heal.
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Praise is our bounden duty and our highest pleasure, for it is good in itself and good for us; it answers why we were made. The Lord rebuilds Jerusalem from ruins and gathers the scattered exiles, proving Himself worthy of our most exalted song.
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Commenting on Psalm 147:1-11