Verse 3

He heals the brokenhearted, and bandages their wounds.

Referenced Verses

  • Job 5:18 : 18 For he wounds, but he also bandages; he strikes, but his hands also heal.
  • Ps 34:18 : 18 The LORD is near the brokenhearted; he delivers those who are discouraged.
  • Isa 61:1 : 1 The Lord Will Rejuvenate His People The Spirit of the Sovereign LORD is upon me, because the LORD has chosen me. He has commissioned me to encourage the poor, to help the brokenhearted, to decree the release of captives, and the freeing of prisoners,
  • Luke 4:18 : 18 “The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he has anointed me to proclaim good news to the poor. He has sent me to proclaim release to the captives and the regaining of sight to the blind, to set free those who are oppressed,
  • Ps 51:17 : 17 The sacrifices God desires are a humble spirit– O God, a humble and repentant heart you will not reject.
  • Jer 33:6 : 6 But I will most surely heal the wounds of this city and restore it and its people to health. I will show them abundant peace and security.
  • Ezek 34:16 : 16 I will seek the lost and bring back the strays; I will bandage the injured and strengthen the sick, but the fat and the strong I will destroy. I will feed them– with judgment!
  • Hos 6:1-2 : 1 Superficial Repentance Breeds False Assurance of God’s Forgiveness“Come on! Let’s return to the LORD! He himself has torn us to pieces, but he will heal us! He has injured us, but he will bandage our wounds! 2 He will restore us in a very short time; he will heal us in a little while, so that we may live in his presence.
  • Isa 57:15 : 15 For this is what the high and exalted one says, the one who rules forever, whose name is holy:“I dwell in an exalted and holy place, but also with the discouraged and humiliated, in order to cheer up the humiliated and to encourage the discouraged.
  • Mal 4:2 : 2 But for you who respect my name, the sun of vindication will rise with healing wings, and you will skip about like calves released from the stall.
  • Isa 1:5-6 : 5 Why do you insist on being battered? Why do you continue to rebel? Your head has a massive wound, your whole heart is sick. 6 From the soles of your feet to your head, there is no spot that is unharmed. There are only bruises, cuts, and open wounds. They have not been cleansed or bandaged, nor have they been treated with olive oil.