Psalms 126:2
It is vain for you to rise early: 1 Ye rise up after resting, 1 Ye that eat the bread of grief; 1 While he gives sleep to his beloved. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
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In Context
3Behold, the inheritance of the Lord, children, 1 The reward of the fruit of the womb. 1
Cross References
Joshua 2:9and she said to them, I know that the Lord has given you the land; for the fear of you has fallen upon us.
Ezra 3:11And they answered each other with praise and thanksgiving to the Lord, saying, For it is good, for his mercy to Israel endures forever. And all the people shouted with a loud voice to praise the Lord at the laying the foundation of the house of the Lord.
Job 8:21But he will fill with laughter the mouth of the sincere, 1 And their lips with thanksgiving. 1
Psalms 71:19And blessed is his glorious name forever, even forever and ever: 1 And all the earth shall be filled with his glory. 1 So be it, so be it.
Isaiah 35:10and shall return, and come to Zion with joy, and everlasting joy shall be over their head; for on their head shall be praise and exultation, and joy shall take possession of them: sorrow and pain, and groaning have fled away.
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 →