Psalms 126:2 - Exposition

Then was our mouth filled with laughter . The Orientals weep when they are disappointed, and, when they are pleased, laugh ( Genesis 21:6 ; Job 8:21 ) and shout for joy (Herod; 8.99). And our tongue with singing ; rather, with a cry of joy . Then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them ; literally, hath magnified to do with them . The heathen, among whom the Israelites had dwelt, marveled at their deliverance. It was an event without a parallel.