Clarke's Bible Commentary - Psalms 146:3
Verse 3. He healeth the broken in heart ] yrwb , the shivered in heart. From the root rb shabar, to break in pieces, we have our word shiver, to break into splinters, into shivers. The heart broken in pieces by a sense of God's displeasure.
Matthew Henry Commentary
Verses 1-11 - Praising God is work that is its own wages. It is comely; it becomes u as reasonable creatures, much more as people in covenant with God. He gathers outcast sinners by his grace, and will bring them into his holy habitation. To those whom God heals with the consolations of his Spirit, he speaks peace, assures them their sins are pardoned. And for this, let others praise him also. Man's knowledge is soon ended; but God's knowledge is a dept that can never be fathomed. And while he telleth the number of the stars, he condescends to hear the broken-hearted sinner. While he feeds the young ravens, he will no leave his praying people destitute. Clouds look dull and melancholy yet without them we could have no rain, therefore no fruit. Thu afflictions look black and unpleasant; but from clouds of afflictio come showers that make the soul to yield the peaceable fruits of righteousness. The psalmist delights not in things wherein sinner trust and glory; but a serious and suitable regard to God is, in his sight, of very great price. We are not to be in doubt between hope an fear, but to act under the gracious influences of hope and fear united.
Original Hebrew
הרפא 7495 לשׁבורי 7665 לב 3820 ומחבשׁ 2280 לעצבותם׃ 6094
