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Psalm 126
International Standard Version

A Song of Ascents

The Exiles Restored

126 When the Lord brought back Zion’s exiles,[a]
    we were like dreamers.[b]
2 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.”
3 The great things that the Lord has done for us
    gladden us.

4 Restore our exiles,[c] Lord,
    like the streams of the Negev.[d]
5 Those who weep while they plant
    will sing for joy while they harvest.
6 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
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