Psalm 126

² Then 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.

² Then our ^(C)mouth was filled with laughterAnd our ^(D)tongue with joyful shouting;Then they said among the nations,“The Lord has ^(E)done great things for them.”

² Our mouths were filled with laughter then,^(B)and our tongues with shouts of joy.^(C)Then they said among the nations,“The Lord has done great things for them.”^(D)

² Then our mouths were filled with laughter, and our tongues formed joyful shouts. Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them."

² Then our mouth was filled with laughterAnd our tongue with joyful shouting;Then they said among the nations,“The Lord has done great things for them.”

⁴ Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.

⁴ Restore our captivity, O Lord,As the ^(b)(G)streams in the ^(c)South.

⁴ Restore our fortunes,^(b) Lord,like watercourses in the Negev.^(F)

⁴ Restore our exiles, LORD, like the streams of the Negev.

⁴ Restore our ^(a)captivity, O Lord,As the stream-beds in the South (the Negev) [are restored by torrents of rain].

⁶ He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.

⁶ He who goes to and fro weeping, carrying his bag of seed,Shall indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

⁶ Though one goes along weeping,carrying the bag of seed,he will surely come back with shouts of joy,carrying his sheaves.^(H)

⁶ The one who goes out weeping, carrying a bag of seeds, will surely return with a joyful song, bearing sheaves from his harvest. A Solomonic Song of Ascents

⁶ He who goes back and forth weeping, carrying his bag of seed [for planting],Will indeed come again with a shout of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.