Psalms 147:3
He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Psalms 147
13 songs meet this passage
“I can hold my own hand”
Flowers · Miley Cyrus
strains against Psalms 147:3
Scripture locates the healer of a broken heart outside the self; the song's picture of self-comfort stands apart from that offered rescue.
“Show me every scar and let me kiss it”
To the Moon · Phora
resonates with Psalms 147:3
The desire to tend someone's broken heart mirrors the Psalm's picture of a healer who binds up wounds, though here it's offered by a person rather than God.
“you don't want this heart boy it's already broke”
What I Want · Morgan Wallen & Tate McRae
strains against Psalms 147:3
The song treats a broken heart as something to use for a night rather than bring to the One who actually binds up wounds.
“I ain't felt a damn thing, baby, after us”
Just In Case · Morgan Wallen
strains against Psalms 147:3
The numbness claimed here masks a wound; Scripture points to a God who heals brokenness rather than numbing it.
“somebody to heal, somebody to know”
Someone You Loved · Lewis Capaldi
strains against Psalms 147:3
The narrator seeks healing from another person alone; Scripture points to God as the one who truly binds up the brokenhearted.
“You drew stars around my scars”
cardigan · Taylor Swift
resonates with Psalms 147:3
The tender act of honoring another's wounds faintly echoes the healing care Scripture attributes to God himself.
vampire · Olivia Rodrigo
resonates with Psalms 147:3
Her wound from being used and discarded is the kind of brokenness this verse says God tends to, even though the song doesn't turn there itself.
“Did the heartbreak change me? Maybe”
Don't Start Now · Dua Lipa
strains against Psalms 147:3
The song credits her own resilience for healing, while Scripture points to God as the true healer of the brokenhearted.
“You cut out a piece of me, and now I bleed internally”
WITHOUT YOU · The Kid LAROI
strains against Psalms 147:3
The song stays inside the wound without reaching toward the healer; Scripture points to a God who actively binds up what's broken.
“You think you broke my heart”
Love Yourself · Justin Bieber
strains against Psalms 147:3
The song insists the heart wasn't really broken, deflecting pain with pride, while Scripture names a God who actually binds up real wounds rather than denying them.
“When we fell, something died”
Set Fire to the Rain · Adele
strains against Psalms 147:3
The song ends in defiant release but without any named source of healing, while this verse points to God as the one who actually binds up a broken heart.
“Would you put my heart back together?”
YOUR WAY'S BETTER · Forrest Frank
resonates with Psalms 147:3
The request for restoration mirrors God's promise to heal the brokenhearted.
“This brokenness inside me might start healing”
The House That Built Me · Miranda Lambert
resonates with Psalms 147:3
The narrator's hope that touching the past could heal her brokenness mirrors the psalmist's trust that God binds up the brokenhearted, though here the source of healing is left unnamed.
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