Psalms 126:3
Psalms 126:3 in Multiple Translations
The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.
The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
Jehovah hath done great things for us, Whereof we are glad.
The Lord has done great things for us; because of which we are glad.
The Lord certainly has done wonderful things for us. How happy we were!
The Lord hath done great things for vs, whereof we reioyce.
Jehovah did great things with us, We have been joyful.
The LORD has done great things for us, and we are glad.
The LORD hath done great things for us; of which we are glad.
Behold the inheritance of the Lord are children: the reward, the fruit of the womb.
And we say, “Yes, Yahweh truly has done great things for us, and we are very happy.”
Berean Amplified Bible — Psalms 126:3
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Psalms 126:3 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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הִגְדִּ֣יל
יְ֭הוָה
לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת
עִמָּ֗/נוּ
הָיִ֥ינוּ
שְׂמֵחִֽים
הִגְדִּ֣יל
gâdal
H1431
to magnify
V-Hiphil-Perf-3ms
יְ֭הוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
The Lord
N-proper
לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to make
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a
עִמָּ֗/נוּ
ʻim
H5973
with
Prep | Suff
הָיִ֥ינוּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
V-Qal-Perf-1cp
שְׂמֵחִֽים
sâmêach
H8056
glad
Adj
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Hebrew Word Reference — Psalms 126:3
הִגְדִּ֣יל
gâdal
H1431
"to magnify"
V-Hiphil-Perf-3ms
To make something or someone great, important, or powerful. This Hebrew word means to magnify or grow, and is used in the Bible to describe God's power and greatness. The KJV translates it as 'magnify' or 'great'.
Definition: 1) to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to grow up 1a2) to become great 1a3) to be magnified 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cause to grow 1b2) to make great, powerful 1b3) to magnify 1c) (Pual) to be brought up 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to make great 1d2) to magnify 1d3) to do great things 1e) (Hithpael) to magnify oneself
Usage: Occurs in 112 OT verses. KJV: advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower. See also: Genesis 12:2; Psalms 35:27; Psalms 18:51.
יְ֭הוָה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
"The Lord"
N-proper
Yehovah is another name for God, often translated as 'the Lord'. It is a national name for God in the Jewish faith. This name is used throughout the Old Testament.
Definition: Another name of ye.ru.sha.laim (יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם "Jerusalem" H3389)
Usage: Occurs in 5522 OT verses. KJV: Jehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה). See also: Genesis 2:4; Genesis 24:42; Exodus 8:8.
לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
"to make"
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a
This verb means to make or do something, and is used over 2,600 times in the Bible. It is first used in Genesis 1:7 to describe God's creation of the world and is also used in Exodus 31:5 to describe the work of skilled craftsmen.
Definition: : make(OBJECT) 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made
Usage: Occurs in 2286 OT verses. KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 34:19; Exodus 18:24.
עִמָּ֗/נוּ
ʻim
H5973
"with"
Prep | Suff
This Hebrew word means with or together, like when God is with his people in Exodus 33:14-15. It's used to describe accompaniment or association, and can also mean against or beside. The word is used to convey a sense of relationship or proximity between people or things.
Definition: 1) with 1a) with 1b) against 1c) toward 1d) as long as
Usage: Occurs in 919 OT verses. KJV: accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al). See also: Genesis 3:6; Exodus 21:14; Deuteronomy 29:11.
הָיִ֥ינוּ
hâyâh
H1961
"to be"
V-Qal-Perf-1cp
The Hebrew word for to be means to exist or come into being. It is used to describe something that happens or comes to pass, like in Genesis where God creates the world.
Definition: 1) to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out 1a) (Qal) 1a1) --- 1a1a) to happen, fall out, occur, take place, come about, come to pass 1a1b) to come about, come to pass 1a2) to come into being, become 1a2a) to arise, appear, come 1a2b) to become 1a2b1) to become 1a2b2) to become like 1a2b3) to be instituted, be established 1a3) to be 1a3a) to exist, be in existence 1a3b) to abide, remain, continue (with word of place or time) 1a3c) to stand, lie, be in, be at, be situated (with word of locality) 1a3d) to accompany, be with 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to occur, come to pass, be done, be brought about 1b2) to be done, be finished, be gone
Usage: Occurs in 3131 OT verses. KJV: beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use. See also: Genesis 1:2; Genesis 17:4; Genesis 36:11.
שְׂמֵחִֽים
sâmêach
H8056
"glad"
Adj
This word describes someone who is joyful or glad, like the Psalmist in Psalm 100:1, who invites all to rejoice and be glad in the Lord.
Definition: 1) joyful, merry, glad 1a) joyful, showing joy 1b) you who rejoice (subst)
Usage: Occurs in 20 OT verses. KJV: (be) glad, joyful, (making) merry((-hearted), -ily), rejoice(-ing). See also: Deuteronomy 16:15; Esther 5:14; Psalms 35:26.
Study Notes — Psalms 126:3
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- Psalms 126:3 Summary
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Reflection Questions
- Gill's Exposition on Psalms 126:3
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 126:3
- Trapp's Commentary on Psalms 126:3
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on Psalms 126:3
- Cambridge Bible on Psalms 126:3
- Barnes' Notes on Psalms 126:3
- Sermons on Psalms 126:3
Context — Zion’s Captives Restored
1When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.
2Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”
3The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.
4Restore our captives, O LORD, like streams in the Negev. 5Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Luke 1:49 | For the Mighty One has done great things for me. Holy is His name. |
| 2 | Isaiah 66:14 | When you see, you will rejoice, and you will flourish like grass; then the hand of the LORD will be revealed to His servants, but His wrath will be shown to His enemies. |
| 3 | Isaiah 51:9–11 | Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon? Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over? So the redeemed of the LORD will return and enter Zion with singing, crowned with everlasting joy. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee. |
| 4 | Isaiah 12:4–6 | and on that day you will say: “Give praise to the LORD; proclaim His name! Make His works known among the peoples; declare that His name is exalted. Sing to the LORD, for He has done glorious things. Let this be known in all the earth. Cry out and sing, O citizen of Zion, for great among you is the Holy One of Israel.” |
| 5 | Psalms 68:7–8 | O God, when You went out before Your people, when You marched through the wasteland, Selah the earth shook and the heavens poured down rain before God, the One on Sinai, before God, the God of Israel. |
| 6 | Revelation 12:10 | And I heard a loud voice in heaven saying: “Now have come the salvation and the power and the kingdom of our God, and the authority of His Christ. For the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down— he who accuses them day and night before our God. |
| 7 | Revelation 19:1–7 | After this I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude in heaven, shouting: “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God! For His judgments are true and just. He has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality. He has avenged the blood of His servants that was poured out by her hand.” And a second time they called out: “Hallelujah! Her smoke rises forever and ever.” And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who sits on the throne, saying: “Amen, Hallelujah!” Then a voice came from the throne, saying: “Praise our God, all you who serve Him, and those who fear Him, small and great alike!” And I heard a sound like the roar of a great multitude, like the rushing of many waters, and like a mighty rumbling of thunder, crying out: “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns. Let us rejoice and be glad and give Him the glory. For the marriage of the Lamb has come, and His bride has made herself ready. |
| 8 | Psalms 66:5–6 | Come and see the works of God; how awesome are His deeds toward mankind. He turned the sea into dry land; they passed through the waters on foot; there we rejoiced in Him. |
| 9 | Ephesians 1:18–22 | I ask that the eyes of your heart may be enlightened, so that you may know the hope of His calling, the riches of His glorious inheritance in the saints, and the surpassing greatness of His power to us who believe. These are in accordance with the working of His mighty strength, which He exerted in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His right hand in the heavenly realms, far above all rule and authority, power and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in the present age but also in the one to come. And God put everything under His feet and made Him head over everything for the church, |
| 10 | Isaiah 11:11–16 | On that day the Lord will extend His hand a second time to recover the remnant of His people from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea. He will raise a banner for the nations and gather the exiles of Israel; He will collect the scattered of Judah from the four corners of the earth. Then the jealousy of Ephraim will depart, and the adversaries of Judah will be cut off. Ephraim will no longer envy Judah, nor will Judah harass Ephraim. They will swoop down on the slopes of the Philistines to the west; together they will plunder the sons of the east. They will lay their hands on Edom and Moab, and the Ammonites will be subject to them. The LORD will devote to destruction the gulf of the Sea of Egypt; with a scorching wind He will sweep His hand over the Euphrates. He will split it into seven streams for men to cross with dry sandals. There will be a highway for the remnant of His people who remain from Assyria, as there was for Israel when they came up from the land of Egypt. |
Psalms 126:3 Summary
Psalms 126:3 tells us that when God does great things for us, it fills us with joy. This joy comes from knowing that God is good and that He is working in our lives, as we see in Psalms 23:4 and Jeremiah 29:11. Just like the Israelites celebrated their freedom from slavery, we can celebrate the great things God has done for us, and this leads to a heart full of joy. By remembering God's goodness and faithfulness, as encouraged in Lamentations 3:22-23, we can experience this kind of joy in our own lives.
Frequently Asked Questions
What kind of great things is the Psalmist referring to in Psalms 126:3?
The Psalmist is likely referring to the restoration of the captives of Zion, as mentioned in Psalms 126:1, and the joy that comes with it, similar to the joy experienced by the Israelites when they were freed from slavery in Exodus 15:1-21.
How can we experience the same kind of joy as the Psalmist?
We can experience joy by trusting in God's goodness and faithfulness, as seen in Psalms 100:5, and by remembering the great things He has done for us, as encouraged in Psalms 77:11.
What is the relationship between the LORD's actions and our emotions in Psalms 126:3?
The verse suggests that when the LORD does great things for us, it naturally leads to feelings of joy, as also seen in Isaiah 61:10, where the prophet expresses joy and delight in the LORD's salvation.
How does this verse relate to the broader theme of salvation in the Bible?
This verse is connected to the larger narrative of God's salvation, as seen in verses like Romans 5:1, where we have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, and 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18, where we are called to rejoice always.
Reflection Questions
- What are some 'great things' that the LORD has done in my life, and how can I cultivate a sense of joy and gratitude in response?
- How does my life reflect the joy that comes from knowing the LORD has done great things for me, and what changes can I make to more fully embody this joy?
- In what ways can I, like the Psalmist, declare to others the great things the LORD has done for me, and what impact might this have on those around me?
- What are some areas of my life where I need the LORD to 'restore' me, and how can I pray for and trust in His goodness and faithfulness in these areas?
Gill's Exposition on Psalms 126:3
The Lord hath done great things for us,.... These words are generally supposed to be the words of the Jews, taking up those of the Gentiles, and confirming them; acknowledging that the Lord had done
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 126:3
The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. The Lord hath dons great things for us; (whereof) we are glad.
Trapp's Commentary on Psalms 126:3
Psalms 126:3 The LORD hath done great things for us; [whereof] we are glad.Ver. 3. The Lord hath done great things] q.d. It is a shame, then, for us not to say so, much more; and, by a holy avarice, to take the praises out of their mouths, who are no sharers in it, but spectators only. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, speaking good of his name.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on Psalms 126:3
Verse 3. The Lord hath done great things for us] We acknowledge the hand of our God. Deus nobis haec otia fecit, "God alone has given us this enlargement." We are glad.] This is a mere burst of ecstatic joy. O how happy are we!
Cambridge Bible on Psalms 126:3
3. The community appropriates the words of the nations, and recalls the joy of that wonderful time: Jehovah did great things for us: we were glad.
Barnes' Notes on Psalms 126:3
The Lord hath done great things for us - All that the people around us say is true. We see it; we feel it; we acknowledge it. Those to whom this pertained would see it more clearly than those who had merely observed it.
Sermons on Psalms 126:3
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His Name -- Wonderful! by C.H. Spurgeon | In this sermon, the preacher describes a time when the world as we know it will come to an end. He speaks of the earth's bowels moving and the dead rising from their graves. The pr |
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Exposition on Psalm 127 by St. Augustine | St. Augustine preaches on the significance of the Psalms, particularly Psalm 126, highlighting the allegorical interpretation of Solomon as a representation of Christ, the True Pea |
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The Great Things God Has Done for His People by William Gadsby | William Gadsby preaches about the great mysteries of salvation that many struggle to comprehend, including God's saving power for even the worst sinners, the method of salvation th |
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The Lord Had Made Them Joyful, and Turned by F.B. Meyer | F.B. Meyer emphasizes that God has the power to turn the hearts of men, as demonstrated in the lives of biblical figures like Joseph, Moses, and Daniel. He encourages believers to |
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Count Your Blessings by John Henry Jowett | John Henry Jowett emphasizes the importance of counting our blessings in every area of our lives, including personal struggles and disappointments, as well as the blessings inherit |
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At Terce, Sext and None on Monday by St. Benedict of Nursia | St. Benedict of Nursia emphasizes the importance of daily recitation of Psalms during specific Hours, starting with Psalms 118 on Sunday and Monday, followed by Psalms 119 to 127 f |
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The Judgment Day by Jonathan Edwards | In this sermon, the preacher discusses the concept of the last trumpet and the resurrection of the dead. He explains that God sent forth his angels with a great sound of a trumpet |