The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
Parallel translations
- WEB Yahweh has done great things for us, and we are glad.
- BSB The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.
- NKJV The Lord has done great things for us, And we are glad.
- NASB The Lord has done great things for us; We are joyful.
- NLT Yes, the Lord has done amazing things for us! What joy!
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Quick answer
The people affirm that Yahweh has indeed done great things for them, and they are glad. It models humble, joyful thanksgiving that owns God as the source of every good.
Overview
Echoing the nations' words, the people make the confession their own: Yahweh has done great things for us. Joy here flows from recognizing God as the author of their restoration. Believers in Christ have even greater cause for this gladness, having received the great work of salvation.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 17
- Luke 1:49For he that is mighty hath done to me great things; and holy is his name.
- Isa 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.
- Isa 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?
- Isa 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.
- Rev 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.
- Ps 68:7–8O God, when thou wentest forth before thy people, when thou didst march through the wilderness; Selah:
- Rev 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:
- Ps 66:5–6Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men.
- Isa 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.
- Ps 31:19Oh 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!
- Eph 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,
- Ps 18:50Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore.
- Luke 1:46And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,
- Ps 68:22The Lord said, I will bring again from Bashan, I will bring my people again from the depths of the sea:
- Isa 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.
- 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:
- Isa 52:9–10Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
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