Psalms

Psalm 126:1

¹A song of ascents.

When the LORD restored the captives of Zion,^a

we were like dreamers.^b

Footnotes

a 126:1 Or brought back the captives to Zion or restored the fortunes of Zion
b 126:1 Or like those restored to health

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.