Psalms 126
126
PSALM 126
Common Meter: 8,6,8,6
1When Sion's bondage God turn'd back,
as men that dream'd were we.
2Then fill'd with laughter was our mouth,
our tongue with melody:
They 'mong the heathen said, The Lord
great things for them hath wrought.
3The Lord hath done great things for us,
whence joy to us is brought.
4As streams of water in the south,
our bondage, Lord, recall.
5Who sow in tears, a reaping time
of joy enjoy they shall.
6That man who, bearing precious seed,
in going forth doth mourn,
He doubtless, bringing back his sheaves,
rejoicing shall return.
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Psalms 126
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Psalm 126
A song to sing as we climb.
The Lord has done great things for us! #126:1 Psalm 126 remembers how God helps his people when they have troubles. Even when things seem very bad for us, God can change everything. This psalm may remember the time when God took his people back to Jerusalem (Zion) after they had lived in Babylon for a long time.
1When the Lord turned us round,
so that we enjoyed a good life in Zion again,
we thought that we were dreaming!
2At that time, we laughed a lot.
We shouted because we were so happy!
People in other countries said to each other,
‘The Lord has done great things for them!’
3Yes, the Lord has done great things for us.
So we are very happy.
4 Lord, please bless us like before.
That will be like streams of water that return to the desert. #126:4 There is no rain in the desert for a long time. The rivers and the streams become dry. But when rain falls, everything changes.
5When people went out to plant their seeds,
they were crying.
But they will be happy when they bring in the harvest!
6People were weeping when they took their bags of seeds to plant. #126:6 The people had not been able to plant seeds in their fields for a long time. So now it was hard work for them. They had to take their valuable seeds and plant them. So they had less food to eat. That is why they were sad.
But when they carry their crops back home,
they will shout because they are so happy! #126:6 When the time for harvest came, there would be much food and they would be very happy! It is very difficult when we have troubles. But God can change everything.
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