1 When the lord brought back the captivity of Sion, we became like men comforted. 2 Then was our mouth filled with gladness; and our tongue with joy. Then shall they say among the Gentiles: The Lord hath done great things for them. 3 The Lord hath done great things for us: we are become joyful. 4 Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as a stream in the south. 5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. 6 Going they went and wept, casting their seeds. 7 But coming they shall come with joyfulness, carrying their sheaves.
Psalms · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Psalm 125 (126) Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Audio: World English Bible (WEB), read by Winfred W. Henson · Psalm 126 · About the recordings
Notes on this text (2)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Psalms follow the Greek/Latin numbering.
Cross references (7)
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 DRB.
- 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
- 7 Hosea 6:11; Joel 3:1; Psalm 85:1; Jeremiah 31:8–10; Acts 12:9
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)