Psalms 126:1
A song of degrees, or Psalme of David. When ye Lord brought againe the captiuitie of Zion, we were like them that dreame.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 30:3Then the Lord thy God wil cause thy captiues to returne, and haue compassion vpon thee, and wil returne, to gather thee out of all the people, where the Lord thy God had scattered thee.
Ezra 1:11All the vessels of golde and siluer were fiue thousand and foure hundreth. Sheshbazzar brought vp all with them of the captiuitie that came vp from Babel to Ierusalem.
Job 42:10Then the Lord turned the captiuitie of Iob, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gaue Iob twise so much as he had before.
Psalms 53:6Oh giue saluation vnto Israel out of Zion: when God turneth the captiuitie of his people, then Iaakob shall reioyce, and Israel shalbe glad.
Psalms 85:2Thou hast forgiuen the iniquitie of thy people, and couered all their sinnes. Selah.
Psalms 121:1A song of degrees. I will lift mine eyes vnto the mountaines, from whence mine helpe shall come.
Matthew Henry on Psalms 126:1
It was with reference to some great and surprising deliverance of the people of God out of bondage and distress that this psalm was penned, most likely their return out of Babylon in Ezra's time. Though Babylon be not mentioned here (as it is, Ps. cxxxvii. ) yet their captivity there was the most remarkable captivity both in itself and as their return out of it was typical of our redemption by Christ. Probably this psalm was penned by Ezra, or some of the prophets that came up with the first. We read of singers of… Read the whole commentary →