Psalms
Psalm 126:1–2
1A song of ascents.
When the LORD restored the captives of Zion,a
we were like dreamers.b
2Then our mouths were filled with laughter,
our tongues with shouts of joy.
Then it was said among the nations,
“The LORD has done great things for them.”
Footnotes
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Psalm 126:1
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A song | שִׁ֗יר | šîr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H7892 song |
| of ascents | הַֽמַּ֫עֲל֥וֹת | ham·ma·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H4609 what comes up |
| When the LORD | יְ֭הוָה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| restored | בְּשׁ֣וּב | bə·šūḇ | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
| the captives | שִׁיבַ֣ת | šî·ḇaṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7870 return |
| of Zion | צִיּ֑וֹן | ṣî·yō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H6726 Zion |
| we were | הָ֝יִ֗ינוּ | hā·yî·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| like dreamers | כְּחֹלְמִֽים׃ | kə·ḥō·lə·mîm | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H2492 be healthy, strong |
Psalm 126:2
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then | אָ֤ז | ’āz | Adverb | H227 at that time, then |
| our mouths | פִּינוּ֮ | pî·nū | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H6310 mouth |
| were filled | יִמָּלֵ֪א | yim·mā·lê | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4390 be full, fill |
| with laughter | שְׂח֡וֹק | śə·ḥō·wq | Noun - masculine singular | H7814 laughter, derision, sport |
| our tongues | וּלְשׁוֹנֵ֪נוּ | ū·lə·šō·w·nê·nū | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct; first person common plural | H3956 tongue |
| with shouts of joy | רִ֫נָּ֥ה | rin·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H7440 ringing cry |
| Then | אָ֭ז | ’āz | Adverb | H227 at that time, then |
| it was said | יֹאמְר֣וּ | yō·mə·rū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| among the nations | בַגּוֹיִ֑ם | ḇag·gō·w·yim | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| The LORD | יְ֝הוָ֗ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has done | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| great | הִגְדִּ֥יל | hiḡ·dîl | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1431 grow up, become great |
| things for | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| them | אֵֽלֶּה׃ | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 126:1 Hosea 6:11 · Joel 3:1 · Psalm 85:1 · Jeremiah 31:8–10 · Acts 12:9 · Psalm 123:1 · Psalm 120:1 · Psalm 53:6 · Job 42:10 · Psalm 124:1 · Psalm 125:1 · Psalm 121:1
Psalm 126:2 Job 8:21 · Zechariah 8:22–23 · Psalm 71:19 · Isaiah 35:10 · Psalm 106:47–48 · Nehemiah 6:16 · Psalm 53:6 · Jeremiah 33:11 · Joshua 2:9–11 · Jeremiah 31:12–13 · Revelation 11:15–17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.