Thenאָזour mouthפִּינוּwas filledיִמָּלֵאwith laughter,שְׂחוֹקand our tongueוּלְשׁוֹנֵנוּwith shouts of joy;רִנָּהthenאָזthey saidיֹאמְרוּamong the nations,בַגּוֹיִם“YHWHיְהוָהhas done great thingsהִגְדִּיל לַעֲשׂוֹתwithעִםthese.”אֵלֶּה
Psalms 126:2
Study it in the app“Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then they said among the nations, “YHWH has done great things with these.””
A people back from exile remember laughter; those who sow in tears reap with joyJoy and thanks
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 126:2, word by word
- our mouthפִּיpi
mouth
The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.
Where else “pi” appears- was filledיִמָּלֵאyimale
fill
To take up all the space of something, or to give someone all it can hold.
Where else “yimale” appears- with laughterשְׂחוֹקsechok
laughter
The sound a person makes when something gives him joy.
Where else “sechok” appears- and our tongueלְשׁוֹנֵleshone
tongue
The organ in the mouth used to taste and speak; hence, what one says.
Where else “leshone” appears- with shouts of joyרִנָּהrina
joyful shout
Glad cries or songs.
Where else “rina” appears- they saidיֹאמְרוּyomru
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appears- among the nationsגּוֹיִםgoyim
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appears- “YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- has done great thingsהִגְדִּילhigdil
make great
To give someone importance; do wonderful deeds.
Where else “higdil” appears- has done great thingsעֲשׂוֹתasot
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asot” appears
The context
1A song of the ascents. When YHWH brought back the captives of Zion, we were like those who dream.
2 · This verse (above)
3YHWH has done great things with us; we were glad.