Translations
The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
YHWH has done great things for us; we were full of joy.
Yahweh has done great things for us; and we are filled with joy.
The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.
Footnotes
This verse mirrors the nations' confession in v. 2 almost word for word, but Israel now claims the declaration for herself—an inward turning of the outward witness. The verb hayinu semekhim ("we were/are joyful") is grammatically past but experientially ongoing—a deliberate ambiguity the psalm exploits. F.O.G. uses past tense to anchor the historical moment of return; F.O.G.M. shifts to present tense to draw the reader into living, unresolved gratitude. Both renderings are linguistically defensible.

