Psalm 126

Holman Christian Standard Bible

Psalm 126

Zion’s Restoration

A song of ascents.

¹When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,^[a]
we were like those who dream.^(A)
²Our mouths were filled with laughter then,^(B)
and our tongues with shouts of joy.^(C)
Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”^(D)
³The Lord had done great things for us;
we were joyful.^(E)

⁴Restore our fortunes,^[b] Lord,
like watercourses in the Negev.^(F)
⁵Those who sow in tears
will reap with shouts of joy.^(G)
⁶Though one goes along weeping,
carrying the bag of seed,
he will surely come back with shouts of joy,
carrying his sheaves.^(H)