Psalms 126:5
They who sow in tears shall reap with glad shouts.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
In Context
4Turn our fortunes, O Lord, as the streams in the Negreb.
Cross References
Psalms 137:1By the waters of Babylon there we sat, and we wept at the thought of Zion.
Joel 2:23Be glad, then, children of Zion, and rejoice in the Lord your God, for he has given you the early rain in just measure, and poured down upon you the winter rain, and sent the latter rain as before.
John 16:20In truth I tell you that you will weep and mourn, but the world will rejoice; you will suffer pain, but your pain will turn to joy.
Galatians 6:9Let us never tire of doing right, for at the proper season we will reap our harvest, if we do not grow weary.
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 →