Psalms 126:4
As arrows in the hand of a mighty man; 1 So are the children of those who were outcasts. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.
In Context
3Behold, the inheritance of the Lord, children, 1 The reward of the fruit of the womb. 1
Cross References
Psalms 85:4Rejoice the soul of thy servant: 1 For to thee, O Lord, have I lifted up my soul. 1
Isaiah 35:6Then shall the lame man leap as a hart, and the tongue of the stammerers shall speak plainly; for water has burst forth in the desert, and a channel of water in a thirsty land.
Isaiah 43:19Behold, I will do new things, which shall presently spring forth, and ye shall know them: and I will make a way in the wilderness, and rivers in the dry land.
Jeremiah 30:3For grape-gatherers are come, who shall not leave thee a remnant; as thieves by night, they shall lay their hand upon thy possessions.
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 →