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Psalm 126
Psalm 126
1 When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.
3 The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
4 Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south.
5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
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Verse 1
<html><b>When the Lord returns the returnees to Zion</b> from the Babylonian exile, we were like dreamers.</html>
Verse 4
<html><b>like rivulets in arid land</b> Like rivulets in arid land, which moisten it, so shall we be moistened [freshened] when You return [us from] our captivity, for those who sow in an arid land, with tears, worrying that it will not grow, reap with song through the rivulets of water, when they are directed into it [that land].</html>
Verse 6
<html><b>He will go along weeping, etc.</b> So do Israel in exile sow charity in tears, and they will reap it when You pay their reward in the future.</html>