“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.”
Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy. The physical, embodied response to restoration—laughter and vocalization—demonstrates that divine redemption moves the whole person, not merely the intellect. This verse captures the spontaneity and overflow of joy that marks genuine transformation and deliverance. The parallelism of mouth and tongue emphasizes the public, communal nature of this praise; restoration is meant to be celebrated together. Such exuberant response throughout Scripture marks the appropriate reaction to God's mighty acts.
Church Fathers on Psalms 126:2
1. ...How man had come into captivity, let us ask the Apostle Paul....For he says: “For we know that the Law is spiritual, but I am carnal, sold under sin.” Romans 7:14 Behold whence we became captives; because we were sold under sin. Who sold us? We ourselves, who consented to the seducer. We could sell ourselves; we could not redeem ourselves. We sold ourselves by consent of sin, we are redeemed in the faith of righteousness. For innocent blood was given for us, that we…
Nicene & Post-Nicene / Ante-Nicene Fathers translations · public domain
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