A Prayer for Restoration
A song of ascents.[a]
126 When Yahweh restored the fortunes[b] of Zion,[c]
we were like dreamers.
2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
and our tongue with rejoicing.
Then they said among the nations,
“Yahweh has done great things for these people.”
3 Yahweh has done great things for us;
we are glad.
4 Restore, O Yahweh, our fortunes[d]
like the streams in the Negeb.[e]
5 Those who sow with tears
shall reap with rejoicing.
6 He who diligently goes out with weeping,
carrying the seed bag,
shall certainly come in with rejoicing,
carrying his sheaves.
Footnotes
- Psalm 126:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
- Psalm 126:1 Or “captivity”
- Psalm 126:1 Or “those returned of belonging to Zion”
- Psalm 126:4 Or “captivity”
- Psalm 126:4 Or “South”