Psalms 125:5
Those who sow in tears shall reap in exultation.
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In Context
4Convert our captivity, O Lord, like a torrent in the south.
6When departing, they went forth and wept, sowing their seeds.
Cross References
2 Samuel 22:22For I have kept to the ways of the Lord, and I have not acted impiously before my God.
Job 23:11My feet have been following his footsteps; I have kept to his way and have not strayed from it.
Psalms 101:3Do not turn your face away from me. In whatever day that I am in trouble, incline your ear to me. In whatever day that I will call upon you, heed me quickly.
Proverbs 2:15Their ways are perverse, and their steps are infamous.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 125:5
The Security of God's People. 4 Do good, O Lord , unto those that be good, and to them that are upright in their hearts. 5 As for such as turn aside unto their crooked ways, the Lord shall lead them forth with the workers of iniquity: but peace shall be upon Israel. Here is, 1. The prayer the psalmist puts up for the happiness of those that are sincere and constant ( v. 4 ): Do good, O Lord! unto those that are good. This teaches us to pray for all good people, to make supplication for all saints; and we may pray… Read the whole commentary →