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Psalms 126:1
1When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion (Jerusalem), We were like those who dream [it seemed so unreal].
Psalms 126:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
- New International Version (NIV)When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed.
- English Standard Version (ESV)When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.
- New King James Version (NKJV)When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion, We were like those who dream.
Context of Psalms 126:1
When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion (Jerusalem), We were like those who dream [it seemed so unreal]. 2Then our mouth was filled with laughter And our tongue with joyful shouting; Then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.” 3The Lord has done great things for us; We are glad!
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בְּשׁ֣וּב יְ֭הוָה אֶת־שִׁיבַ֣ת צִיּ֑וֹן הָ֝יִ֗ינוּ כְּחֹלְמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Psalms 126:1
- Psalms 120:1In my trouble I cried to the Lord, And He answered me.
- Psalms 121:1I will lift up my eyes to the hills [of Jerusalem]— From where shall my help come?
- Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said to me, “Let us go to the house of the Lord.”
- Psalms 123:1Unto you I lift up my eyes, O You who are enthroned in the heavens!
- Psalms 124:1“If it had not been the Lord who was on our side,” Let Israel now say,
- Psalms 125:1Those who trust in and rely on the Lord [with confident expectation] Are like Mount Zion, which cannot be moved but remains forever.
- Psalms 53:6Oh, that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God restores [the fortunes of] His people, Let Jacob rejoice, let Israel be glad.
- Psalms 85:1O Lord, You have [at last] shown favor to Your land [of Canaan]; You have restored [from Babylon] the captives of Jacob (Israel).
- Ezra 1:1Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia [that is, the first year he ruled Babylon], in order to fulfill the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah [the prophet], the Lord stirred up (put in motion) the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he sent a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and also put it in writing, saying:
- Job 42:10The Lord restored the fortunes of Job when he prayed for his friends, and the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
- Jeremiah 31:8Behold, I am bringing them from the north country, And I will gather them from the remote parts of the earth, Among them [will be] the blind and the lame, The woman with child and she who labors in childbirth, together; A great company, they will return here [to Jerusalem].
- Hosea 6:11Also, O Judah, there is a harvest [of divine judgment] appointed for you, When I restore the fortunes of My people [who have been slaves to the misery of sin].
- Joel 3:1“For behold, in those [climactic] days and at that time, When I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
- Job 9:16If I called and He answered me, I could not believe that He was listening to my voice.
- Mark 16:11When they heard that He was alive and had been seen by her, they did not believe it.
- Luke 24:11But their report seemed to them like idle talk and nonsense, and they would not believe them.
Commentaries on Psalms 126:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1When the Lord turned again the captivity - When Cyrus published his decree in favor of the Jews, giving them liberty to return to their own land, and rebuild their city and temple. We were like them that dream - The news was so unexpected that we doubted for a time the truth of it. We believed it was too good news to be true, and thought ourselves in a dream or illusion. When the Romans had vanquished Philip, king of Macedon, they restored liberty to the…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion - Margin, as in Hebrew, “returned the returning of Zion.” The Hebrew word which is rendered in the text captivity means properly return; and then, those returning. The ancient versions render it captivity. The reference clearly is to those who were returning to Zion, and the psalmist fixes his eye on them as returning, and immediately says that it was the Lord who had thus restored them. The whole was to be…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Those returned out of captivity are to be thankful. (1-3) Those yet in captivity are encouraged. (4-6) Verses 1-3 It is good to observe how God's deliverances of the church are for us, that we may rejoice in them. And how ought redemption from the wrath to come, from the power of sin and of Satan, to be valued! The sinner convinced of his guilt and danger, when by looking to a crucified Saviour he receives peace to his conscience, and power to break off…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-3The Lord brought about Israel’s restoration from exile, just as he had brought Israel out of Egypt (Psalm 114:1). The restoration transformed the weeping of the Lord’s people into laughter and showed the Lord’s character to the nations (Psalm 9:11; 64:9; Isaiah 12:4).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-61-3. When the Lord, &c.--The joy of those returned from Babylon was ecstatic, and elicited the admiration even of the heathen, as illustrating God's great power and goodness. turned again the captivity--that is, restored from it (Job 39:12; Psa 14:7; Pr 12:14). Hengstenberg translates: "When the Lord turned Himself to the turning of Zion" (see Margin), God returns to His people when they return to Him (De 30:2, 3).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Psalms 126
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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