Psalms
Psalm 126:2–3
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.”
3The LORD has done great things for us;
we are filled with joy.
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 126:2
| 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 |
Psalm 126:3
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The LORD | יְ֭הוָה | 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 | הִגְדִּ֣יל | hiḡ·dîl | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1431 grow up, become great |
| things for us | עִמָּ֗נוּ | ‘im·mā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H5973 with |
| we are | הָיִ֥ינוּ | hā·yî·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| filled with joy | שְׂמֵחִֽים׃ | śə·mê·ḥîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H8056 glad, joyful, merry |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
Psalm 126:3 Luke 1:49 · Isaiah 66:14 · Isaiah 51:9–11 · Isaiah 12:4–6 · Revelation 19:1–7 · Revelation 12:10 · Psalm 66:5–6 · Psalm 68:7–8 · Psalm 31:19 · Isaiah 11:11–16 · Ephesians 1:18–22 · Psalm 18:50
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.