Psalms 126:2

Psalms 126:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, "The Lord has done great things for them."
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)We were filled with laughter, and we sang for joy. And the other nations said, “What amazing things the Lord has done for them.”

Context of Psalms 126:2

1When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” 3The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. 4Restore our fortunes, Lord, like streams in the Negev.

Psalms 126:2 word by word

אָ֤ז יִמָּלֵ֪א שְׂח֡וֹק פִּינוּ֮ וּלְשׁוֹנֵ֪נוּ רִ֫נָּ֥ה אָ֭ז יֹאמְר֣וּ בַגּוֹיִ֑ם הִגְדִּ֥יל יְ֝הוָ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת עִם־אֵֽלֶּה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then was our mouthפֶּהpeh · lipH6310
• filledמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• with laughterשְׂחֹקώechôq ώechôq · laughterH7814
• and our tongueלָשׁוֹןlâshôn lâshôn leshônâh · tongueH3956
• with singingרִנָּהrinnâh · cryH7440
• then saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• they among the heathenגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• The Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• hath doneעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• great thingsגָּדַלgâdal · to magnifyH1431

Cross-references for Psalms 126:2

• Psalms 14:7Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When the Lord restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
• Psalms 53:6Oh, that salvation for Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores his people, let Jacob rejoice and Israel be glad!
• Psalms 106:47Save us, Lord our God, and gather us from the nations, that we may give thanks to your holy name and glory in your praise.
• Ezra 3:11With praise and thanksgiving they sang to the Lord: “He is good; his love toward Israel endures forever.” And all the people gave a great shout of praise to the Lord, because the foundation of the house of the Lord was laid.
• Job 8:21He will yet fill your mouth with laughter and your lips with shouts of joy.
• Isaiah 35:10and those the Lord has rescued will return. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
• Isaiah 49:9to say to the captives, ‘Come out,’ and to those in darkness, ‘Be free!’ “They will feed beside the roads and find pasture on every barren hill.
• Jeremiah 31:12They will come and shout for joy on the heights of Zion; they will rejoice in the bounty of the Lord— the grain, the new wine and the olive oil, the young of the flocks and herds. They will be like a well-watered garden, and they will sorrow no more.
• Jeremiah 33:11the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bride and bridegroom, and the voices of those who bring thank offerings to the house of the Lord, saying, “Give thanks to the Lord Almighty, for the Lord is good; his love endures forever.” For I will restore the fortunes of the land as they were before,’ says the Lord.
• Revelation 11:15The seventh angel sounded his trumpet, and there were loud voices in heaven, which said: “The kingdom of the world has become the kingdom of our Lord and of his Messiah, and he will reign for ever and ever.”
• Numbers 23:23There is no divination against Jacob, no evil omens against Israel. It will now be said of Jacob and of Israel, ‘See what God has done!’
• Joshua 2:9and said to them, “I know that the Lord has given you this land and that a great fear of you has fallen on us, so that all who live in this country are melting in fear because of you.
• Joshua 9:9They answered: “Your servants have come from a very distant country because of the fame of the Lord your God. For we have heard reports of him: all that he did in Egypt,
• Nehemiah 6:16When all our enemies heard about this, all the surrounding nations were afraid and lost their self-confidence, because they realized that this work had been done with the help of our God.
• Zechariah 8:22And many peoples and powerful nations will come to Jerusalem to seek the Lord Almighty and to entreat him.”
• Romans 11:15For if their rejection brought reconciliation to the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?

Commentaries on Psalms 126:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Then upas our mouth filled with laughter - The same effect as was produced on the poor liberated Grecians mentioned above. Then said they among the heathen - The liberty now granted was brought about in so extraordinary a way, that the very heathens saw that the hand of the great Jehovah must have been in it.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2Then was our mouth filled with laughter - Then were we happy; completely happy. See Job 8:21. And our tongue with singing - We expressed our joy in songs - the natural expression of joy. Young converts - those “turned” from sin to God - sing. Their feelings find expression in the songs of Zion. This is natural; this is proper; this will occur when sinners are converted. An assemblage of young converts is always a happy assemblage; a place where there is a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The Lord brought about Israel’s restoration from exile, just as he had brought Israel out of Egypt (Psalm 114:1). The restoration transformed the weeping of the Lord’s people into laughter and showed the Lord’s character to the nations (Psalm 9:11; 64:9; Isaiah 12:4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61-3. When the Lord, &c.--The joy of those returned from Babylon was ecstatic, and elicited the admiration even of the heathen, as illustrating God's great power and goodness. turned again the captivity--that is, restored from it (Job 39:12; Psa 14:7; Pr 12:14). Hengstenberg translates: "When the Lord turned Himself to the turning of Zion" (see Margin), God returns to His people when they return to Him (De 30:2, 3).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Psalms 126

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• The Treasury of David
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
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• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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