Psalms 126:1 — King James Version← Study notes

“When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.”

Psalms 126:1 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Psalms 126:19 words

HebrewMeaning

שִׁ֗ירšiyr

the song ofnounH7892

sing(-er · -ing) · song

הַֽ/מַּ֫עֲל֥וֹתhamaʿălwōt

the ascentsparticleH4609

degree · deal · go up · stair ···

בְּ/שׁ֣וּבbəšwb

when restoredpronH7725

build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···

יְ֭הוָהyəhwāh

YahwehnounH3068

the Lord. Compare

אֶתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

שִׁיבַ֣תšiybat

the restoration ofnounH7870

צִיּ֑וֹןṣiywōn

ZionnounH6726

הָ֝יִ֗ינוּhāyiynw

we wereverbH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

כְּ/חֹלְמִֽיםkəḥōləmiym

like those who dreampronH2492

be in good liking · recover

ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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Joy That Comes Like Sudden Rain

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