Saturday in the Psalms

Psalm 147 (ESV)

He Heals the Brokenhearted

147 Praise the Lord!
For it is good to sing praises to our God;
    for it is pleasant, and a song of praise is fitting.
² The Lord builds up Jerusalem;
    he gathers the outcasts of Israel.
³ He heals the brokenhearted
    and binds up their wounds.
⁴ He determines the number of the stars;
    he gives to all of them their names.
⁵ Great is our Lord, and abundant in power;
    his understanding is beyond measure.
⁶ The Lord lifts up the humble;
    he casts the wicked to the ground.

⁷ Sing to the Lord with thanksgiving;
    make melody to our God on the lyre!
⁸ He covers the heavens with clouds;
    he prepares rain for the earth;
    he makes grass grow on the hills.
⁹ He gives to the beasts their food,
    and to the young ravens that cry.
¹⁰ His delight is not in the strength of the horse,
    nor his pleasure in the legs of a man,
¹¹ but the Lord takes pleasure in those who fear him,
    in those who hope in his steadfast love.

¹² Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem!
    Praise your God, O Zion!
¹³ For he strengthens the bars of your gates;
    he blesses your children within you.
¹⁴ He makes peace in your borders;
    he fills you with the finest of the wheat.
¹⁵ He sends out his command to the earth;
    his word runs swiftly.
¹⁶ He gives snow like wool;
    he scatters frost like ashes.
¹⁷ He hurls down his crystals of ice like crumbs;
    who can stand before his cold?
¹⁸ He sends out his word, and melts them;
    he makes his wind blow and the waters flow.
¹⁹ He declares his word to Jacob,
    his statutes and rules to Israel.
²⁰ He has not dealt thus with any other nation;
    they do not know his rules.
Praise the Lord!

Psalm 103:2 says, "Bless the Lord, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits." Let's carefully go through Psalm 147 together and take note of the benefits was see listed that particularly pertain to us as his children: The Lord builds up, he gathers the outcasts, he heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds,  he is great, he is powerful, he has unmeasurable understanding, he lifts up the humble, he takes pleasure in those who fear him, he strengthens, he blesses, he makes peace, he declares his word to us. Did I miss any? Which ones of these truths about our God do you need to claim today? Do you feel torn down or outcast, brokenhearted or wounded? Do you need to rest in his greatness and trust in his power? When you don't understand, you can feel safe knowing he does. He has your best interest at heart! I like vs. 20, "He has not dealt thus with any other nation." Only his children enjoy these benefits! Let's join the Psalmist in songs of praise to our Heavenly Father  for all He has done for us!