Psalm 126:5

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - Psalms 126:1-6

Psalms 126:0A Song of Degrees When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion,We were like men 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 tearsShall reap in joy.6 He that goeth forth and weepeth,Bearing precious... read more

Frederick Brotherton Meyer

F.B. Meyer's 'Through the Bible' Commentary - Psalms 126:1-6

“The Lord Hath Done Great Things for Us” Psalms 126:1-6 ; Psalms 127:1-5 The circumstances under which this psalm was written are evident upon its face. The exiles, lately back from Babylon, are rejoicing in the gladness of their return. But their joy was not complete so long as the larger portion of their nation were still in bondage. The metaphor of streams in the South is derived from the rapidity with which dry water-courses become flushed with torrent streams. The returned exiles... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - Psalms 126:1-6

The general movement of these songs of Ascents is preserved in this case by the marginal reading of the first verse, better than by the text as it stands in the R.V. “When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion.” The pilgrims have looked back and praised Jehovah for escape. They have looked on, and praised Him for their hope and present sense of security. Now they break forth into an expression of their glad experience. It is all so wonderful this restoration by Jehovah, that it is... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - Psalms 126:1-6

CXXVI. Comfort in Tears.— An apparently easy and really very difficult Ps. According to the usual interpretation which is adopted in RV we have in Psalms 126:1-Leviticus : a picture of the joy felt when Cyrus permitted the Jews to settle in their own land. The time is that of 2 Is. and the reference to the restoration under Cyrus seems to be inevitable. But in Psalms 126:4-Joshua : it is startling to find the poet praying for a restoration which had already taken place as if it were still in... read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - Psalms 126:5

This is an argument wherewith he presseth the foregoing prayer, Psalms 126:4, taken from the common course of God’s providence towards men of all nations, to whom he affords vicissitudes of sorrow and comfort; and particularly towards husbandmen, who though ofttimes they sow their seed-corn with care, and fear, and sorrow, yet afterwards for the most part meet with a joyful harvest. And therefore we hope thou wilt not deny this favour to thine own people. And as thou hast in some good measure... read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - Psalms 126:1-6

INTRODUCTIONThis Psalm was penned with reference to some great deliverance of the people of God out of bondage and distress, most likely their return out of Babylon in Ezra’s time. It is very beautiful and highly descriptive of the circumstances which it represents. The liberation of the captive Hebrews was a type of the redemption of the human race, and the return to Zion of such as improved their opportunity a figure of the salvation of believers.DELIVERANCE A THEME FOR JOYOUS SONG(Psalms... read more

William Nicoll

Sermon Bible Commentary - Psalms 126:5-6

Psalms 126:5-6 I. Notice the significance of the emblem here employed. Husbandry is the oldest, simplest, and most heaven-ordained labour of man. It keeps man in his place as a servant, and exercises patience, obedience, and faith. (1) It is a work of homely, wholesome, patient labour. A man can only get from the soil in the proportion in which he puts into it. (2) Submission. God has made a law, "In the sweat of thy brow thou shalt eat bread." God makes man work in submission to His laws for... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 126:5

DISCOURSE: 720SOWING IN TEARSPsalms 126:5. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.THIS seems to be a general truth founded on the experience of those who returned from the Babylonish captivity, and the correspondent experience of all who return from the bondage of sin and Satan. The Israelites, like Peter liberated from his prison, were so astonished at their deliverance, that it seemed to them more like a dream than a reality. The very heathens themselves wondered at it, and ascribed it to... read more

Charles Simeon

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae - Psalms 126:5-6

DISCOURSE: 721THE SPIRITUAL HARVESTPsalms 126:5-6. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.SO much of sorrow is entailed on fallen man, that his path through life is not improperly called, a vale of tears. But it is not to the ungodly only that this portion is allotted: the man who is regenerate still finds much occasion to weep; and if he have reasons for joy... read more

Chuck Smith

Chuck Smith Bible Commentary - Psalms 126:1-6

Psalms 126:1-6 :When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion ( Psalms 126:1 ),Or when the Lord actually freed Zion from her captivity,we were like those who dream ( Psalms 126:1 ).How many times when we see the glorious work of God, it's just like being... it's just like a dream. It's just hard to comprehend. As the children were singing tonight, I was like one who was dreaming. I pastored little churches for so many years, when you dreamed of having a children's choir. And all of the... read more

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