King James Version
Psalms 126:1
Psalms 126:1 in other versions
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!
Context of Psalms 126:1
When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them. 3The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
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בְּשׁ֣וּב יְ֭הוָה אֶת־שִׁיבַ֣ת צִיּ֑וֹן הָ֝יִ֗ינוּ כְּחֹלְמִֽים׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Psalms 126:1
- Psalms 120:1In my distress I cried unto the Lord, and he heard me.
- Psalms 121:1I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
- Psalms 122:1I was glad when they said unto me, Let us go into the house of the Lord.
- Psalms 123:1Unto thee lift I up mine eyes, O thou that dwellest in the heavens.
- Psalms 124:1If it had not been the Lord who was on our side, now may Israel say;
- Psalms 125:1They that trust in the Lord shall be as mount Zion, which cannot be removed, but abideth for ever.
- Psalms 53:6Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
- Psalms 85:1Lord, thou hast been favourable unto thy land: thou hast brought back the captivity of Jacob.
- Ezra 1:1Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
- Job 42:10And the Lord turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends: also the Lord gave Job twice as much as he had before.
- Jeremiah 31:8Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.
- Hosea 6:11Also, O Judah, he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people.
- Joel 3:1For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem,
- Job 9:16If I had called, and he had answered me; yet would I not believe that he had hearkened unto my voice.
- Mark 16:11And they, when they had heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, believed not.
- Luke 24:11And their words seemed to them as idle tales, and they believed them not.
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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- 1. Psalms 126:1 turned…: Heb. returned the returning ↩
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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