Psalms 126

1 A Song of the Ascents. In Jehovah's turning back [to] the captivity of Zion, We have been as dreamers.

A song of ascents. When the Lord turned the fortunes of Zion, we were like dreamers.

2 Then filled [with] laughter is our mouth, And our tongue [with] singing, Then do they say among nations, 'Jehovah did great things with these.'

Then was our mouth filled with laughter, our tongue with glad shouts; then among the nations they said, ‘The Lord has dealt greatly with them.’

3 Jehovah did great things with us, We have been joyful.

The Lord had dealt greatly with us, and we were rejoicing.

4 Turn again, O Jehovah, [to] our captivity, As streams in the south.

Turn our fortunes, O Lord, as the streams in the Negreb.

5 Those sowing in tears, with singing do reap,

They who sow in tears shall reap with glad shouts.

6 Whoso goeth on and weepeth, Bearing the basket of seed, Surely cometh in with singing, bearing his sheaves!

Forth they fare, with their burden of seed, and they weep as they go. But home, home, with glad shouts they shall come with their arms full of sheaves.