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Psalm 126 (NIV)
1 When the LORD brought back the captives to Zion,
we were like men who dreamed.
2 Our mouths were filled with laughter,
our tongues with songs of joy.
Then it was said among the nations,
“The LORD has done great things for them.”
3 The LORD has done great things for us,
and we are filled with joy.
4 Restore our fortunes, O LORD,
like streams in the Negev.
5 Those who sow in tears
will reap with songs of joy.
6 He who goes out weeping,
carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
carrying sheaves with him.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary on the Whole Bible
VERSES 1-3
It is good to observe how God’s deliverances of the church are for us, that we
may rejoice in them. And how ought redemption from the wrath to come, from the
power of sin and of Satan, to be valued! The sinner convinced of his guilt and
danger, when by looking to a crucified Saviour he receives peace to his
conscience, and power to break off his sins, often can scarcely believe that the
prospect which opens to him is a reality.
VERSES 4-6
The beginnings of mercies encourage us to pray for the completion of them. And
while we are in this world there will be matter for prayer, even when we are
most furnished with matter for praise. Suffering saints are often in tears; they
share the calamities of human life, and commonly have a greater share than
others. But they sow in tears; they do the duty of an afflicted state. Weeping
must not hinder sowing; we must get good from times of affliction. And they that
sow, in the tears of godly sorrow, to the Spirit, shall of the Spirit reap life
everlasting; and that will be a joyful harvest indeed. Blessed are those that
mourn, for they shall be for ever comforted. When we mourn for our sins, or
suffer for Christ’s sake, we are sowing in tears, to reap in joy. And remember
that God is not mocked; for whatever a man soweth that shall he reap, Galatians
6:7-9. Here, O disciple of Jesus, behold an emblem of thy present labour and
future reward; the day is coming when thou shalt reap in joy, plentiful shall be
thy harvest, and great shall be thy joy in the Lord.