1 Пѣ́снь степе́ней, Внегда̀ возврати́ти гдⷭ҇ꙋ плѣ́нъ сїѡ́нь, бы́хомъ ꙗ҆́кѡ ᲂу҆тѣ́шени. 2 Тогда̀ и҆спо́лнишасѧ ра́дости ᲂу҆ста̀ на̑ша, и҆ ѧ҆зы́къ на́шъ весе́лїѧ: тогда̀ рекꙋ́тъ во ꙗ҆зы́цѣхъ: возвели́чилъ є҆́сть гдⷭ҇ь сотвори́ти съ ни́ми. 3 Возвели́чилъ є҆́сть гдⷭ҇ь сотвори́ти съ на́ми: бы́хомъ веселѧ́щесѧ. 4 Возвратѝ, гдⷭ҇и, плѣне́нїе на́ше, ꙗ҆́кѡ пото́ки ю҆́гомъ. 5 Сѣ́ющїи слеза́ми, ра́достїю по́жнꙋтъ. 6 Ходѧ́щїи хожда́хꙋ и҆ пла́кахꙋсѧ, мета́юще сѣ́мена своѧ̑: грѧдꙋ́ще же прїи́дꙋтъ ра́достїю, взе́млюще рꙋкоѧ̑ти своѧ̑.
Psalms · Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Psalm 125 (126) Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 126 · About the recordings
Notes on this text (4)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Psalms are numbered as in the Septuagint (Psalm 50 = Psalm 51 in English Bibles); verse numbers follow the Russian Synodal Bible, where a psalm's title is verse 1 (or 1–2).
- Psalms 13, 71, 92, 127 and 129 divide their verses differently from the Russian Synodal Bible, so a few verse numbers there do not match it; the line "The songs of David, son of Jesse, are ended" opens Psalm 72 (with its title) instead of closing Psalm 71.
- Church Slavonic in its traditional (Synodal) spelling, with accents, breathings and titlo abbreviations, shown in the Ponomar font (SIL Open Font License).
Cross references (6)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in Slavonic.
- 1 Hosea 6:11; Joel 3:1; Psalm 85:1; Jeremiah 31:8–10; Acts 12:9
- 2 Job 8:21; Psalm 71:19; Isaiah 35:10; Zechariah 8:22–23; Psalm 106:47–48
- 3 Luke 1:49; Isaiah 51:9–11; Isaiah 66:14; Isaiah 12:4–6; Revelation 12:10
- 4 Psalm 85:4; Joshua 3:16; Psalm 126:1; Hosea 1:11; Isaiah 35:6
- 5 Galatians 6:9; Isaiah 35:10; John 16:20–22; Joel 2:23; Matthew 5:4
- 6 Isaiah 9:2–3; Galatians 6:7–8; Psalm 30:5; Isaiah 61:3; Jeremiah 50:4–5
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences
What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 126.
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
"They that put their trust in the Lord shall be even as the mount Sion: they shall not be removed for ever" (ver. 1). 3. Who are these? "They shall stand fast for ever, who dwell in Jerusalem" (ver. 2).
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)
Of that harvest it is said, "They that sow in tears shall reap with joy." But to that harvest not apostles, but angels, shall be sent forth.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 7 (1888)
… by abstaining from wine and flesh, not because we abhor them as abominations, but because we look for our reward; that having scorned things sensible, we may enjoy a spiritual and intellectual feast; and that having now sown in tears we may reap in joy in the world to come.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 2, vol. 7 (1894)