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YHWHיְהוָהhas done great thingsהִגְדִּיל לַעֲשׂוֹתwith us;עִמָּנוּwe wereהָיִינוּglad.שְׂמֵחִים
Psalms 126:3
Study it in the app“YHWH has done great things with us; we were glad.”
A people back from exile remember laughter; those who sow in tears reap with joyJoy and thanks
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 126:3, word by word
- 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- we wereהָיִינוּhayinu
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “hayinu” appears- gladשְׂמֵחִיםsemechim
joyful, glad
Joyful, glad.
Where else “semechim” appears
The context
2Then 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.”
3 · This verse (above)
4Bring back, YHWH, our captivity, like the streambeds in the Negev.