Translations
F.O.G.MPrimary
F.O.G MessageOh, that salvation would burst forth for Israel out of Zion! When God reverses the fortunes of His people, Jacob will erupt in joy and Israel will shout with gladness.
F.O.GSecondary
The F.O.GO that salvation for Yisra'el would come out of Tziyon! When Elohim restores the fortunes of His people, Ya'akov shall rejoice, Yisra'el shall be glad.
KJV
King James VersionOh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
BSB
Berean Standard BibleOh, that the salvation of Israel would come from Zion! When God restores His captive people, let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad!
Footnotes
Mi yitten ('who will give / O that') is a classic Hebrew idiom of intense longing — a sigh that acknowledges only God can act, and that the psalmist can only cry out for Him to do so. Shuv shevut ('restore fortunes / reverse captivity') is a loaded covenant phrase: it can denote literal restoration from exile or a broader reversal of adverse conditions — a return to flourishing. The pairing Ya'akov / Yisra'el uses the patriarch's two covenant names in classic Hebrew parallelism to encompass the whole people of God — the earthly heir and the one who has wrestled with God. Placed after the psalm's unflinching portrait of human corruption, this closing verse pivots sharply toward messianic hope: the salvation bursting from Tziyon ultimately points to the one who comes from Zion to restore what Adam's sons have lost and shattered. FOG uses the Hebrew forms Ya'akov and Tziyon; FOG Message uses Jacob, Israel, and Zion per its convention.