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Psalms 126

Those who sow in tears

A song of ascents. When the LORD restored the captives of Zion, we were like dreamers.a 2Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”b 3The LORD has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.c

4Restore our captives, O LORD, like streams in the Negev. 5Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.d 6He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.e

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Psalm 126 is a song of ascent, a pilgrim hymn that captures the tension between remembered restoration and present hardship. The psalmist recalls a time when the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, filling the people with laughter and the nations with awe. But the psalm pivots to

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References· Psalms 126

a
v.1 — Hosea 6:11, Joel 3:1, Jeremiah 31:8-10, Psalms 85:1, Psalms 120:1, Acts 12:9, Psalms 53:6, Psalms 123:1, Psalms 125:1, Job 42:10
b
v.2 — Job 8:21, Isaiah 35:10, Zechariah 8:22-23, Psalms 71:19, Psalms 106:47-48, Psalms 53:6, Nehemiah 6:16, Jeremiah 33:11, Joshua 2:9-11, Revelation 11:15-17
c
v.3 — Luke 1:49, Isaiah 66:14, Isaiah 51:9-11, Isaiah 12:4-6, Psalms 66:5-6, Revelation 12:10, Revelation 19:1-7, Psalms 68:7-8, Isaiah 11:11-16, Ephesians 1:18-22
d
v.5 — Galatians 6:9, Isaiah 35:10, John 16:20-22, Joel 2:23, Matthew 5:4, Jeremiah 31:9-13, Isaiah 12:1-3, Psalms 137:1, Joel 2:17, 2 Corinthians 7:8-11
e
v.6 — Galatians 6:7-8, Isaiah 9:2-3, Psalms 30:5, Isaiah 61:3, Job 11:13-17, Revelation 7:15-17, Jeremiah 50:4-5, Luke 15:18-24, Acts 16:29-34

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