Psalms 126:2

KJV1611 – Modern English

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָ֤ז יִמָּלֵ֪א שְׂח֡וֹק פִּינוּ֮ וּלְשׁוֹנֵ֢נוּ רִ֫נָּ֥ה אָ֭ז יֹאמְר֣וּ בַגּוֹיִ֑ם הִגְדִּ֥יל יְ֝הוָ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת עִם־אֵֽלֶּה׃

Transliteration

ʾāz yimmālēʾ śǝḥôq pînû û-lǝšônēnû rinnāh ʾāz yōʾmǝrû in-the-gôyîm higdîl YHWH laʿăśôt with-ʾēlleh

Grammar Details

• *ʾāz*: adverb - then
• *yimmālēʾ*: niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will be filled
• *śǝḥôq*: noun, masculine singular - laughter
• *pînû*: noun with 1st person plural suffix - our mouth
• *û*-*lǝšônēnû*: conjunction + noun with 1st person plural suffix - and our tongue
• *rinnāh*: noun, feminine singular - joyful shouting/singing
• *yōʾmǝrû*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will say
• *gôyîm*: masculine plural noun with prefix preposition bet - among the nations
• *higdîl*: hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - has done great things
• *YHWH*: proper noun - divine name
• *laʿăśôt*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to do
• *ʾēlleh*: demonstrative pronoun, plural - these

Word Meanings

• *śǝḥôq*: laughter/joy/mocking
• *rinnāh*: joyful shouting/singing/jubilation
• *higdîl*: magnified/done great things
• *gôyîm*: nations/gentiles/peoples

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then our mouths were filled with laughter, and our tongues with joyful songs. Then it was said among the nations, 'The LORD has done great things for them.'

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  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.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  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.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  The shal oure mouth be fylled with laughter, and oure tonge with ioye.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with ioye: then sayd they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then shall our mouth be filled with a laughter: and our tongue with a ioyfull noyse. Then shall suche as be amongst the Heathen say: God hath brought great thinges to passe, that he myght do for them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  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.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then our mouth was filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, "Yahweh has done great things for them."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Then filled `with' laughter is our mouth, And our tongue `with' singing, Then do they say among nations, `Jehovah did great things with these.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then our mouths were full of laughing, and our tongues gave a glad cry; they said among the nations, The Lord has done great things for them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, "Yahweh has done great things for them."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  At that time we laughed loudly and shouted for joy. At that time the nations said,“The LORD has accomplished great things for these people.”

Referenced Verses

• Job 8:21 : 21 Till He fills your mouth with laughter, and your lips with rejoicing.
• Ps 71:19 : 19 Your righteousness also, O God, is very high, who has done great things; O God, who is like unto you!
• Ps 106:47-48 : 47 Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks to your holy name, and to triumph in your praise. 48 Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting; and let all the people say, Amen. Praise the LORD.
• Isa 35:10 : 10 And the ransomed of the LORD shall return and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads; they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
• Jer 31:12-13 : 12 Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of the LORD, for wheat, for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden, and they shall not sorrow anymore at all. 13 Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
• Jer 33:11 : 11 The voice of joy and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the voice of those who shall say, Praise the LORD of hosts: for the LORD is good; for His mercy endures forever: and of those who shall bring the sacrifice of praise into the house of the LORD. For I will cause the captivity of the land to return, as at the first, says the LORD.
• Zech 8:22-23 : 22 Yes, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the LORD of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the LORD. 23 Thus says the LORD of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the garment of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.
• Rom 11:15 : 15 For if their being cast away is the reconciling of the world, what will their acceptance be but life from the dead?
• Rev 11:15-17 : 15 And the seventh angel sounded, and there were loud voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world have become the kingdoms of our Lord and of His Christ, and He shall reign forever and ever. 16 And the twenty-four elders who sat before God on their thrones fell on their faces and worshiped God, 17 saying, We give You thanks, O Lord God Almighty, who is and who was and who is to come, because You have taken Your great power and have reigned.
• Ps 14:7 : 7 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When the LORD brings back the captivity of His people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
• Ps 51:14 : 14 Deliver me from the guilt of bloodshed, O God, you God of my salvation, and my tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
• Ps 53:6 : 6 Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
• Num 23:23 : 23 Surely there is no enchantment against Jacob, nor is there any divination against Israel; at this time it shall be said of Jacob and of Israel, What has God done!
• Josh 2:9-9 : 9 And she said unto the men, I know that the LORD has given you the land, and that your terror has fallen upon us, and that all the inhabitants of the land faint because of you. 10 For we have heard how the LORD dried up the water of the Red Sea for you when you came out of Egypt; and what you did unto the two kings of the Amorites, who were on the other side of the Jordan, Sihon and Og, whom you utterly destroyed. 11 And as soon as we heard these things, our hearts melted, neither did there remain any more courage in any man, because of you: for the LORD your God, he is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath.
• Josh 9:9-9 : 9 And they said to him, From a very far country your servants have come because of the name of the LORD your God: for we have heard of His fame, and all that He did in Egypt, 10 And all that He did to the two kings of the Amorites, who were beyond the Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, who was at Ashtaroth.
• Ezra 3:11 : 11 And they sang together by course in praising and giving thanks to the LORD; because He is good, for His mercy endures forever toward Israel. And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid.
• Neh 6:16 : 16 And it happened, when all our enemies heard of it, and all the nations around us saw these things, they were very disheartened in their own eyes; for they realized that this work was done by our God.
• Isa 49:9-9 : 9 That you may say to the prisoners, Go forth; to those who are in darkness, Show yourselves. They shall feed in the ways, and their pastures shall be in all high places. 10 They shall not hunger nor thirst; neither shall the heat nor sun strike them: for he who has mercy on them shall lead them, even by the springs of water he shall guide them. 11 And I will make all my mountains a way, and my highways shall be raised up. 12 Behold, these shall come from afar: and, lo, these from the north and from the west; and these from the land of Sinim. 13 Sing, O heavens; and be joyful, O earth; and break forth into singing, O mountains: for the LORD has comforted his people, and will have mercy upon his afflicted.