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Berean Standard Bible

“Then 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.””

Psalms 126:2

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Psalm 126 is a song of ascents, sung by pilgrims traveling to Jerusalem. It looks back on a dramatic rescue of God's people, probably the return from exile in Babylon.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Then 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.”

World English Bible (WEB)

Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, “Yahweh has done great things for them.”

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Then was our mouth filled with laughter, And our tongue with singing: Then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then our mouths were full of laughing, and our tongues gave a glad cry; they said among the nations, The Lord has done great things for them.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Entonces nuestra boca se henchirá de risa, y nuestra lengua de alabanza; entonces dirán entre las gentes: Grandes cosas ha hecho Jehová con éstos.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

¡Cómo reímos y cantamos de júbilo! y las demás naciones decían: «¡El Señor ha hecho grandes cosas por ellos!».

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