Psalm 126
Darby Translation · 6 verses
A Song of degrees.
1When Jehovah turned the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with rejoicing: then said they among the nations, Jehovah hath done great things for them.3Jehovah hath done great things for us; [and] we are joyful.4Turn our captivity, O Jehovah, as the streams in the south.5They that sow in tears shall reap with rejoicing:6He goeth forth and weepeth, bearing seed for scattering; he cometh again with rejoicing, bearing his sheaves.Darby's Synopsis
The heart of the godly now finds its centre in Zion, when deliverance has been learnt; for so it will be (compare Isaiah 29: 4,7). How low she was brought, according to Psalm 124! (Isaiah 29: 4. Compare Isaiah 17:12-14, and other passages). It was a dream — so full, so unlooked-for, the joy. The very heathen now owned Jehovah's hand. But the godly look for the full blessing, and the captivity to be turned again in the fulness of possessed blessing.
Text: J. N. Darby, The Holy Scriptures: A New Translation from the Original Languages, public domain. Emphasized words are Darby's own. Provenance on the sources page.