Psalms 126:6
Forth they fare, with their burden of seed, and they weep as they go. But home, home, with glad shouts they shall come with their arms full of sheaves.
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5They who sow in tears shall reap with glad shouts.
Cross References
Psalms 30:5For his anger lasts only a moment, his favor endures for a lifetime. Weeping may lodge for the night, but the morning brings shouts of joy.
Acts 16:29Calling for a light, the Governor rushed in, and flung himself trembling at the feet of Paul and Silas.
Revelation 7:15And therefore it is that they are before the throne of God, and are serving him day and night in his Temple; and he who is seated on the throne will shelter them.
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 →