# our mouths were filled with laughter Laughing is spoken of as if their mouths were a container and their laughter was in it. It can be made clear that this laughter was a response to their joy. Alternate translation: "we laughed for joy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]]) # our tongues with singing The verbs "were filled" can be stated clearly. Singing is spoken of as if their tongues were containers and singing was in them. Alternate translation: "our tongues were filled with singing" or "we sang songs of joy" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-ellipsis]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]]) # they said among the nations "the people of the nations said among themselves." The pronoun is used before introducing what it references. This is very unusual.