Psalms 126:5
Blessed is the man who shall satisfy his desire with them: 1 They shall not be ashamed when they shall speak to their enemies in the gates.
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
In Context
4As arrows in the hand of a mighty man; 1 So are the children of those who were outcasts. 1
Cross References
Psalms 137:1A Psalm for David, of Haggai and Zechariah. 1 I will give thee thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; 1 And I will sing psalms to thee before the angels; 1 For thou hast heard all the words of my mouth. 1
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.
Jeremiah 31:13And Moab shall be ashamed of Chemosh, as the house of Israel was ashamed of Bethel their hope, having trusted in them.
Joel 2:23Rejoice then and be glad, ye children of Zion, in the Lord your God: for he has given you food fully, and he will rain on you the early and the latter rain, as before.
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 →