Psalms 126:1
A Song of Degrees. 1 Except the Lord build the house, 1 They that build labor in vain: 1 Except the Lord keep the city, 1 The watchman watches in vain. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 30:3then the Lord shall heal thine iniquities, and shall pity thee, and shall again gather thee out from all the nations, among which the Lord has scattered thee.
Ezra 1:11All the gold and silver vessels were five thousand four hundred, even all that went up with Sheshbazzar from the place of transportation, from Babylon to Jerusalem.
Job 42:10And the Lord prospered Job: 1 And when he prayed also for his friends, he forgave them their sin: 1 And the Lord gave Job twice as much, even the double of what he had before. 1
Psalms 53:6For lo! God assists me; 1 And the Lord is the helper of my soul. 1
Psalms 85:2Preserve my soul, for I am holy; 1 Save thy servant, O God, who hopes in thee. 1
Psalms 121:1A Song of Degrees. 1 I was glad when they said to me, 1 Let us go into the house of the Lord. 1
Matthew Henry on Psalms 126:1
It was with reference to some great and surprising deliverance of the people of God out of bondage and distress that this psalm was penned, most likely their return out of Babylon in Ezra's time. Though Babylon be not mentioned here (as it is, Ps. cxxxvii. ) yet their captivity there was the most remarkable captivity both in itself and as their return out of it was typical of our redemption by Christ. Probably this psalm was penned by Ezra, or some of the prophets that came up with the first. We read of singers of… Read the whole commentary →