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The community remembers God's deliverance from captivity and thus pray for God's further restoration. The Psalm ends with an assurance of God's blessing.
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Psalms 126:1-6
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When the Lord a brought back 1 the captive ones of Zion,
We were b like those who dream.
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Then our a mouth was filled with laughter
And our b tongue with joyful shouting;
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Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has c done great things for them.”
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The Lord has done great things for us;
We are a glad.
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Restore our captivity, O Lord ,
As the 1 a streams in the 2 South.
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Those who sow
in a tears
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shall reap
with b joyful shouting.
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He who goes to and fro
weeping,
carrying his bag of seed,
Shall indeed come again
with a shout of joy,
bringing his sheaves with him.
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Synonymous Parallelism: the following lines repeat or reinforce the sense of the first line.
Streams in the South - dry river beds that turn into violent flowing rivers in an instant when it rains. This is a prayer for God's sudden, mighty blessings.
Psalm type: Lament
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Psalms 126:1-6
A. Recollection of Past Restoration
When the Lord brought back the captive ones of Zion,
We were like those who dream.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter
And our tongue with joyful shouting;
Then they said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
The Lord has done great things for us;
We are glad.
B. Prayer for Further Restoration
Restore our captivity, O Lord,
As the streams in the South.
A'. Promise of Further Restoration
Those who sow
in tears
shall reap
with joyful shouting.
He who goes to and fro
weeping,
carrying his bag of seed,
Shall indeed come again
with a shout of joy,
bringing his sheaves with him.
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