King James Version
What Does Psalms 126:2 Mean?
“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. hath: Heb. hath magnified to do with them”
Context
1
A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. turned: Heb. returned the returning
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. hath: Heb. hath magnified to do with them
3
The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
4
Turn again our captivity , O LORD, as the streams in the south.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(2) **Singing.**—As frequently of the restoration in Isaiah—42:11, 44:23, 54:1, &c.
**Hath done.**—See margin, and comp. Joel 2:21.
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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