Psalms 126:5
But such as turn aside into bonds, the Lord shall lead out with the workers of iniquity: peace upon Israel.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
In Context
4Do good, O Lord, to those that are good, and to the upright of heart.
Cross References
Psalms 137:1Praise the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Isaiah 35:10And the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and shall come into Sion with praise, and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.
Jeremiah 31:13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, the young men and old men together: and I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them joyful after their sorrow.
Joel 2:23And you, O children of Sion, rejoice, and be joyful in the Lord your God: because he hath given you a teacher of justice, and he will make the early and the latter rain to come down to you as in the beginning.
John 16:20Amen, amen I say to you, that you shall lament and weep, but the world shall rejoice; and you shall be made sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Galatians 6:9And in doing good, let us not fail. For in due time we shall reap, not failing.
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 →