I am memorizing Psalm 147. There is a lot to unpack. Verse 1 says, “Praise the Lord! For it is good to sing praises to our God; for it is pleasant, and praise is beautiful.” The Hebrew word for praise means: to boast, to be boastful. Psalm 146-150 all start and end with “Praise the Lord!” I love the exclamation points.

Are you brokenhearted? Verse 3 says, “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.” It reminds me of Luke 4:18. It says of Jesus, “…He sent me to heal the brokenhearted…” The Amplified defined oppressed as, “…downtrodden, bruised, crushed, and broken down by calamity.”

Proverbs 17:22 says, “A merry heart does good, like medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.” Proverbs 12:25 says, “Anxiety in the heart of man causes depression, but a good word makes it glad.” Praising the One Who is great resets our focus.