He heals the broken in heart, and binds up their wounds.
KJV
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
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Commentary
He healeth the broken in heart,.... Christ is a physician; many are the diseases of his people; he heals them all by his blood, stripes, wounds; and among the rest their broken hearts, which none can cure but himself; hearts broken by the word, as a hammer, accompanied with a divine power; which have a true sense of sin, and godly sorrow for it; are truly contrite, such as the Lord has a respect unto, dwells with, and accepts of; and these he heals, and only he, by pouring in oil and wine, as the good Samaritan; or by applying pardoning grace and mercy to them, streaming through his blood;
and bindeth up their wounds; or "griefs" (n); and so gives them ease, health, and peace, for which they have abundant reason to call upon their souls to bless his name and sing his praise; see
Psa 103:1
; compare with this
Isa 61:1
.
(n) "dolores eorum", Pagninus, Montanus, Cocceius, Gejerus.
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