The Lord is ever nigh to them that be of broken sp'rit; To them he safety doth afford that are in heart contrite.
Psalm 147:3 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter) Those that are broken in their heart, and grieved in their minds, He healeth, and their painful wounds he tenderly up-binds. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds [curing their pains and their sorrows]. [Ps. 34:18; Isa. 57:15; 61:1; Luke 4:18.] American Standard Version (1901) He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds. Common English Bible God heals the brokenhearted and bandages their wounds. Catholic Public Domain Version He has stationed peace at your borders, and he has satisfied you with the fat of the grain. |
The Lord is ever nigh to them that be of broken sp'rit; To them he safety doth afford that are in heart contrite.
The troubles that afflict the just in number many be; But yet at length out of them all the Lord doth set him free.
A broken spirit is to God a pleasing sacrifice: A broken and a contrite heart, Lord, thou wilt not despise.