Jeremiah 17:14

14 God, pick up the pieces. Put me back together again. You are my praise!

Jeremiah 17:14 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 17:14

Heal me, O Lord, and I shall be healed
These are the words of the prophet, sensible of his own sins and backslidings, and of the part which he himself had in these corrupt and declining times; and being conscious of his own impotency to cure himself; and being fully satisfied of the power of the Lord to heal him; and being well assured, if he was healed by him, he should be thoroughly and effectually healed; therefore he applies unto him. Sins are diseases; healing them is the forgiveness of them; God only can grant this: or this may have respect to the consolation of him, whose soul was distressed, grieved, and wounded, with the consideration of the sins of his people, and the calamities coming upon them on that account:

save me, and I shall be saved;
with a temporal, spiritual, and eternal salvation; save me from the corruptions of the times, from the designs of my enemies; preserve me to thy kingdom and glory; there are none saved but whom the Lord saves, and those that are saved by him are saved to a purpose; they can never perish:

for thou [art] my praise;
the cause of it, by reason of mercies bestowed; the object of it, whom he did and would praise evermore, because of his favours, particularly the blessings of healing and salvation by him; see ( Psalms 103:1-4 ) .

Jeremiah 17:14 In-Context

12 From early on your Sanctuary was set high, a throne of glory, exalted!

13 O God, you're the hope of Israel. All who leave you end up as fools, Deserters with nothing to show for their lives, who walk off from God, fountain of living waters - and wind up dead!

14 God, pick up the pieces. Put me back together again. You are my praise!

15 Listen to how they talk about me: "So where's this 'Word of God'? We'd like to see something happen!"

16 But it wasn't my idea to call for Doomsday. I never wanted trouble. You know what I've said. It's all out in the open before you.