Psalms 126:2

Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing. Then said they among the nations, “The LORD hath done great things for them!”

Noyes Bible

In The King James 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.

In Context

1“A psalm of the steps, or the goings up.” When the LORD brought back the captivity of Zion, We were like them that dream.

3Yea, the LORD hath done great things for us, For which we are glad.

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Cross References

Job 8:21While he filleth thy mouth with laughter, And thy lips with gladness,

Psalms 51:14Deliver me from the guilt of blood, O God, the God of my salvation! That my tongue may sing aloud of thy goodness!

Psalms 71:19For thy goodness, O God! reacheth to the heavens; Wonderful things doest thou! O God! who is like unto thee?

Isaiah 35:10Yea, the ransomed of Jehovah shall return; They shall come to Zion with songs: Everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; They shall obtain joy and gladness, And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Matthew Henry on Psalms 126:2-4

The Deliverance from Captivity. 1 When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 2 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. 3 The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. While the people of Israel were captives in Babylon their harps were hung upon the willow-trees, for then God called to weeping and mourning, then he mourned unto them and they lamented; but now… Read the whole commentary →

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