Psalms 147:2

Psa 147:2 The LORD doth build up Jerusalem: he gathereth together the outcasts of Israel.

Ver. 2. The Lord doth build up Jerusalem ] He is the only architect of his Church. He layeth the foundation of it in election (saith a good expositor), and buildeth it progressively by faith and sanctification; and finisheth his work of grace and his people’s happiness in glorification.

He gathereth together the outcasts of Israel ] He will surely bring home his banished; yea, because they called thee an outcast, saying, This is Zion, whom no man seeketh after, therefore I will restore health unto thee, &c., Jeremiah 30:17 . Qui nil sperare potest, desperet nihil.