Psalms 126:4
Turn our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the dry land.
JPS TaNaKH 1917
In The King James Version
Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.
In Context
3The LORD hath done great things with us; we are rejoiced.
5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
Cross References
Psalms 85:4(85-5) Restore us, O God of our salvation, and cause Thine indignation toward us to cease.
Isaiah 35:6Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing; for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
Isaiah 43:19Behold, I will do a new thing; now shall it spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the desert.
Jeremiah 30:3For, lo, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will turn the captivity of My people Israel and Judah, saith the LORD; and I will cause them to return to the land that I gave to their fathers, and they shall possess it.'
Matthew Henry on Psalms 126:2-4
The Deliverance from Captivity. 1 When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. 3 The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. While the people of Israel were captives in Babylon their harps were hung upon the willow-trees, for then God called to weeping and mourning, then he mourned unto them and they lamented; but now… Read the whole commentary →