Psalms 126:2 - Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

Psalms 126:2

A Joyful Return to Zion

A Song of Ascents.

1 When ^athe Lord brought back the captivity of Zion,
^bWe were like those who dream.

2 Then ^aour mouth was filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing.
Then they said among the¹ nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”

3 The Lord has done great things for us,
And we are glad.

4 Bring back our captivity, O Lord,
As the streams in the South.

5 ^aThose who sow in tears
Shall reap in joy.

Commentaries:

Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown

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To praise for God's favor to His people is added a prayer for its continued manifestation. (Psalms 126:1-6)

When the Lord, etc.—The joy of those returned from Babylon was ecstatic, and elicited the admiration even of the heathen, as illustrating God's great power and goodness.

turned again the captivity—that is, restored from it (Job 39:12; Psalms 14:7; Proverbs 12:14). HENGSTENBERG translates: "When the Lord turned Himself to the turning of Zion" (see Margin), God returns to His people when they return to Him (Deuteronomy 30:2-3).

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