He heals the broken-hearted and binds up their wounds – Psa 147:3
This psalm is a “Psalm of Hope”. there are times we feel lost especially after a painful loss or a personal hurt. It is very easy to feel lost and alone in times like these. It can feel like nobody understands the pain you go through, and they keep telling you to chin up and smile. When your heat is broken it is important to remember that God is the only one who sees how broken you truly are inside.
The Israelites had endured long years of suffering in their exile to Babylon. They lost everything and many of their loved ones, their homes and now they were in a place of despair. Psalm 147 lifts up the mighty name and works of the Lord, who had gathered all the exiles to Him. This Psalms reminds us of God’s power that He “determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name (V4) and has limitless understanding (v5)”.
Jesus is that balm and healing for us today. In Jesus, we are reunited with God and gathered back to him just like He gathered the exiles of Israel so long ago. This is our healing and our bandage. In Him, we find restoration, wholeness, new life, and hope.