Psalms 126
When the Lord brought back those who returned to Zion
Fifth Book of the Psalms1
When the LORD brought back those who returned to Zion,we were like those who dream.
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Then our mouth was filled with laughter,and our tongue with singing.Then they said among the nations,"The LORD has done great things for them."
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The LORD has done great things for us,and we are glad.
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Restore our fortunes again, The LORD,like the streams in the Negev.
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Those who sow in tears will reap in joy.
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He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing,will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves.
Ps 126:1-6. To praise for God's favor to His people is added a prayer for its continued manifestation.
1-3. When the Lord, &c.--The joy of those returned from Babylon was ecstatic, and elicited the admiration even of the heathen, as illustrating God's great power and goodness.
turned again the captivity--that is, restored from it (Job 39:12; Ps 14:7; Pr 12:14). HENGSTENBERG translates: "When the Lord turned Himself to the turning of Zion" (see Margin), God returns to His people when they return to Him (De 30:2, 3).