The Lord Will

Psalms

Psalm 126

KJV

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.

Overview

Psalm 126 remembers a restoration that brought laughter, prays for renewal again, and uses sowing and harvest to hold tears and hope together.

Setting and context

A Song of Ascents, Psalm 126 moves from remembered restoration to renewed petition and then to agricultural imagery of tears and harvest. The precise historical restoration is not identified with certainty in the psalm itself.

Themes

Restoration · Joy · Prayer · Tears and hope · Perseverance

Key passages

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Questions readers ask

What is Psalm 126 about? It remembers restoration, asks God to restore again, and joins grief with hope through sowing and harvest imagery.