King James Version

Psalms 147:3

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

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הָ֭רֹפֵאharofethe cureרָפָאdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the cure”, a verb used as a describing wordH7495properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to curecure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See H7503 (רָפָה).לִשְׁב֣וּרֵיlishvureto breakשָׁבַרpreposition, verb, qal, passive participle, construct — “to break”, a verb used as a describing wordH7665to burst (literally or figuratively)break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).לֵ֑בlevcomfortablyלֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “comfortably”, the ordinary formH3820the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything[phrase] care for, comfortably, consent, [idiom] considered, courag(-eous), friend(-ly), ((broken-), (hard-), (merry-), (stiff-), (stout-), double) heart(-ed), [idiom] heed, [idiom] I, kindly, midst, mind(-ed), [idiom] regard(-ed), [idiom]…וּ֝מְחַבֵּ֗שׁumechabeshand saddleחָבַשׁconjunction, verb, piel, participle, absolute — “and saddle”, a verb used as a describing wordH2280to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rulebind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.לְעַצְּבוֹתָֽםleatsvotamto woundעַצֶּבֶתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to wound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6094a idol; also, a pain or woundsorrow, wound.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He healeth the broken in heart, And bindeth up their wounds.

Young’s Literal Translation

Who is giving healing to the broken of heart, And is binding up their griefs.

World English Bible

He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.

Darby Translation

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

Douay-Rheims

Who hath placed peace in thy borders: and filleth thee with the fat of corn.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ ἰώμενος τοὺς συντετριμμένους τὴν καρδίαν, καὶ δεσμεύων τὰ συντρίμματα αὐτῶν·