Psalms 126:5
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
King James Version
In Context
4Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.
Cross References
Psalms 137:1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
Isaiah 35:10And the ransomed of the LORD shall return, and come to Zion with songs and everlasting joy upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
Jeremiah 31:13Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
Joel 2:23Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month.
John 16:20Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned into joy.
Galatians 6:9And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
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 →