King James Version
Psalms 126:3 in the King James Version says “The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 126 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.”
Psalms 126:3 · KJV
A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. turned: Heb. returned the returning
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
The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
Turn again our captivity , O LORD, as the streams in the south.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. joy: or, singing
KJV Study — Public Domain
“great things”
H1431to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride)
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
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