KJV King James Version
The LORD hath done great things for us; [whereof] we are glad.
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Psalm 126:3
The LORD hath done great things for us; [whereof] we are glad.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.
WEB World English Bible
Yahweh has done great things for us, and we are glad.
ASV American Standard Version
Jehovah hath done great things for us, Whereof we are glad.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
Jehovah did great things with us, We have been joyful.
Surrounding context — Psalm 126
1 A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
2 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.
3 The LORD hath done great things for us; [whereof] we are glad.
4 Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.
5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves [with him].
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Luke 1:49For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy [is] his name.Isaiah 66:14And when ye see [this], your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and [his] indignation toward his enemies.Isaiah 51:9-11Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art] thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon?Isaiah 12:4-6And in that day shall ye say, Praise the LORD, call upon his name, declare his doings among the people, make mention that his name is exalted.Psalm 68:7-8O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:Revelation 12:10And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ: for the accuser of our brethren is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.Revelation 19:1-7And after these things I heard a great voice of much people in heaven, saying, Alleluia; Salvation, and glory, and honour, and power, unto the Lord our God:Psalm 66:5-6Come and see the works of God: [he is] terrible [in his] doing toward the children of men.Psalm 31:19[Oh] how great [is] thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; [which] thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men!Isaiah 11:11-16And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.Ephesians 1:18-22The eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that ye may know what is the hope of his calling, and what the riches of the glory of his inheritance in the saints,Psalm 18:50Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.Isaiah 25:9And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this [is] our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this [is] the LORD; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.Isaiah 52:9-10Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.Psalm 68:22The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring [my people] again from the depths of the sea:Luke 1:46And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,Ezra 7:27-28Blessed [be] the LORD God of our fathers, which hath put [such a thing] as this in the king’s heart, to beautify the house of the LORD which [is] in Jerusalem:
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