Psalms 126

A Harvest of Joy

¹When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,[#126.1 Or]

we were like those who dream.

²Then our mouth was filled with laughter,

and our tongue with shouts of joy;

then it was said among the nations,

“The Lord has done great things for them.”

³The Lord has done great things for us,

and we rejoiced.

⁴Restore our fortunes, O Lord ,

like the watercourses in the Negeb.

⁵May those who sow in tears

reap with shouts of joy.

⁶Those who go out weeping,

bearing the seed for sowing,

shall come home with shouts of joy,

carrying their sheaves.