Psalms 126:6
He who goes forth and weeps, bearing seed for sowing, shall doubtless come again with joy, bringing his sheaves.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
5Those who sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Cross References
Psalms 30:5For his anger is but for a moment. His favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy [is] in the morning.
Isaiah 9:2The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. Those who dwelt in the land of the shadow of death, upon them the light has shone.
Jeremiah 50:4In those days, and in that time, says LORD, the sons of Israel shall come, they and the sons of Judah together. They shall go on their way weeping, and shall seek LORD their God.
Acts 16:29And having asked for lights, he rushed in, and having become trembling, he fell down before Paul and Silas.
Revelation 7:15Because of this they are before the throne of God, and they serve him day and night in his temple. And he who sits on the throne will dwell among them.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 126:5-6
Hope for the Sorrowful. 4 Turn again our captivity, O Lord , as the streams in the south. 5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. These verses look forward to the mercies that were yet wanted. Those that had come out of captivity were still in distress, even in their own land ( Neh. i. 3 ), and many yet remained in Babylon; and therefore they rejoiced with trembling, and bore upon… Read the whole commentary →