Psalms 147:3-5 (NASBStr)
He heals the brokenhearted
And binds up their wounds.
He counts the number of the stars;
He gives names to all of them.
Great is our Lord and abundant in strength;
His understanding is infinite.
David, in this Psalm and those surrounding it, is telling us to Praise The Lord. In each of these Psalms of Praise he is giving us reasons to praise Him; as if we need them listed out. In the above portion of these marvelous songs we see three reasons given to praise God: 1) He heals us; 2) He not only knows each star, of the millions, He names them; 3) God's strength is awesome and His knowledge beyond our computation. Each of these three, alone, is enough to warrant our praise and singing to glorify God. Together they inspire us to fall prostrate before Him. In our pain we know that God is there to heal us and fix us. God knows the pain of His children and allows us to sit in His lap as He holds us and comforts us. He can do that because of His extreme power and knowledge; He knows the stars by name. Imagine the knowledge this thought is. In the summer we can't remember what our winter wardrobe looks like. God not only knows the stars, He knows them intimately. You only name something you are personal with. God knows each star and blows it out at His will. Awesome!! God's understanding and strength are infinite. We neither measure it, nor understand it. We can only, by faith, praise it. That is the compulsion we have after reading these verses. How can you not praise the God who is so powerful He controls the very life of the hottest and biggest star and, at the same time, will pick me up and put me on His lap to heal me from a fall that wounded my knee? He heals us because He can and because He wants to care for us.
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