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A Song of Ascents

The Exiles Restored

126 When the Lord brought back Zion’s exiles,[a]
    we were like dreamers.[b]
Then our mouths were filled with laughter,
    and our tongues formed joyful shouts.
Then it was said among the nations,
    “The Lord has done great things for them.”
The great things that the Lord has done for us
    gladden us.

Restore our exiles,[c] Lord,
    like the streams of the Negev.[d]
Those who weep while they plant
    will sing for joy while they harvest.
The one who goes out weeping,[e]
    carrying a bag of seeds,
will surely return with a joyful song,
    bearing sheaves from his harvest.[f]

Footnotes

  1. Psalm 126:1 Or fortunes
  2. Psalm 126:1 So MT; LXX DSS11QPsa read were restored
  3. Psalm 126:4 Or fortunes
  4. Psalm 126:4 I.e. southern region of Israel; cf. Josh 10:40
  5. Psalm 126:6 So MT and DSS 11QPsa (corrected); LXX DSS 11QPsa (original) read out and weeps
  6. Psalm 126:6 The Heb. lacks harvest