Psalm 126 (WK) - Bible Truth Library

A Song of degrees.This Psalm evidently appears to have been composed in consequence of the proclamation of Cyrus in favour of the Jews, giving them leave to return to their own land, and rebuild their city and temple.

Psa. 120:1• ¹A song of the ascents.{HR}In my trouble I called unto Jehovah,{HR}And he answered me. (Psa. 120:1)

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Psa. 121:1• ¹A song of the ascents.{HR}I lift up mine eyes unto the mountains:{HR}Whence shall my help come? (Psa. 121:1)

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Psa. 122:1• ¹A song of the ascents: of David.{HR}I was glad in [those] saying unto me,{HR}To Jehovah's house we will go. (Psa. 122:1)

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Psa. 123:1• ¹A song of the ascents.{HR}Unto thee do I lift up mine eyes,{HR}O thou that dwellest in the heavens. (Psa. 123:1)

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Psa. 124:1• ¹A song of the ascents: of David.{HR}If [it were] not Jehovah who was for us,{HR}Let now Israel say; (Psa. 124:1)

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Psa. 125:1• ¹A song of the ascents.{HR}Those confiding in Jehovah [are] as Mount Zion;{HR}It cannot be moved, it abideth forever. (Psa. 125:1)

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Psa. 125• (Psa. 125)

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turned again, etc.

Heb. returned the returning of Zion.

Psa. 53:6• ⁶Who will give out of Zion the salvation of Israel?{HR}When God turneth the captivity of his people,{HR}Jacob shall rejoice, Israel shall be glad. (Psa. 53:6)

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Psa. 85:1• ¹To the chief musician; for the sons of Korah, a psalm.{HR}Thou hast been favourable, O Jehovah, to thy land;{HR}Thou hast turned the captivity of Jacob; (Psa. 85:1)

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Ezra 1:1‑11• ¹{i}And in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Jehovah by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Jehovah stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, and he made a proclamation throughout his kingdom, and also in writing, saying,{/i}
²{i}Thus says Cyrus king of Persia: All the kingdoms of the earth has Jehovah the God of the heavens given to me, and he has charged me to build him a house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.{/i}
³{i}Whosoever there is among you of all his people, his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Jehovah the God of Israel—he is God—which is at Jerusalem.{/i}
⁴{i}And whosoever remains in any place where he sojourns, let the men of his place help him with silver, and with gold, and with goods, and with beasts, besides the voluntary offering for the house of God which is at Jerusalem.{/i}
⁵{i}And the chief fathers of Judah and Benjamin rose up, and the priests, and the Levites, even all those whose spirit God had stirred, to go up to build the house of Jehovah which is at Jerusalem.{/i}
⁶{i}And all they that were about them strengthened their hands with articles of silver, with gold, with goods, and with beasts, and with precious things, besides all that was willingly offered.{/i}
⁷{i}And king Cyrus brought forth the vessels of the house of Jehovah, which Nebuchadnezzar had brought forth out of Jerusalem and had put in the house of his god.{/i}
⁸{i}And Cyrus king of Persia brought them forth by the hand of Mithredath the treasurer, who counted them out to Sheshbazzar the prince of Judah.{/i}
⁹{i}And this is the number of them: thirty chargers of gold, a thousand chargers of silver, nine-and-twenty knives,{/i}
¹⁰{i}thirty basons of gold, silver basons of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.{/i}
¹¹{i}All the vessels of gold and of silver were five thousand four hundred. The whole did Sheshbazzar bring up, when they of the captivity were brought up from Babylon to Jerusalem.{/i} (Ezra 1:1‑11)

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Job 42:10• ¹⁰And Jehovah turned the captivity of Job in his praying for his friends; and Jehovah increased all that Job had two-fold. (Job 42:10)

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Jer. 31:8‑10• 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{i}.
⁹They shall come with weeping, and with supplications will I lead them. I will cause them to walk by the rivers of waters in a straight way, wherein they shall not stumble: for I am a father to Israel, and Ephraim is my firstborn.
¹⁰Hear the word of Jehovah, O ye nations, and declare it in the isles afar off, and say, He that scattered Israel will gather him, and keep him, as a shepherd doth his flock. (Jer. 31:8‑10)

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Hos. 6:11• ¹¹Also, O Judah; he hath set an harvest for thee, when I returned the captivity of my people. (Hos. 6:11)

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Joel 3:1• ¹For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I shall bring again the captivity of Judah and Jerusalem. (Joel 3:1)

we were like.

Job 9:16• ¹⁶Though I had cited him, and he had answered me,{HR}I would not believe that he would listen to me, (Job 9:16)

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Mark 16:11• ¹¹And they, when they heard that he was alive, and had been seen of her, did not believe. (Mark 16:11)

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Luke 24:11,41• ¹¹And these words appeared in their eyes as an idle tale, and they disbelieved them.
⁴¹And while they were yet unbelieving for joy and wondering, he said to them, Have ye anything to eat here? (Luke 24:11,41)

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Acts 12:9,14‑16• ⁹And going out he followed and knew not that what was being done by the angel was true, but thought he was seeing a vision.
¹⁴recognizing Peter's voice, she did not for joy open the gate, but ran in and reported that Peter was standing before the gateway.
¹⁵And they said unto her, Thou art mad. But she kept maintaining that it was so; and they said, It is his angel.
¹⁶But Peter continued knocking, and on opening they saw him and were amazed. (Acts 12:9,14‑16)

• Our place is to be peacefully in communion where God has set us with Himself, and thus the vessels of His revelation of Himself to others. And this, in the Jewish form of it, is what our psalm expresses. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 120-131” by J.N. Darby)

• In Psalms 124:7, the godly are viewed as having escaped from their enemies; in Psalms 125, they realize that, being set free, the Lord is their protection on every hand; in Psalms 126, reviewing the way the Lord had wrought on their behalf, they break forth into praise and singing. (“Psalm 126” by H. Smith)

• (vv. 1-3) The intervention of the Lord had been so unforeseen and complete that, like a dream, it was almost beyond belief (Comp. Luke 24:41). This intervention is of a twofold character. Zion itself is set free from the rule of the enemy, to be followed by the full deliverance of the whole nation of Israel. (“Psalm 126” by H. Smith)

• The tribes of Israel are now viewed as having entered the land of Israel. Their long exile has at last been turned and they have been restored to the Lord (Ps. 14:7). (“Book 5.” by B. Anstey)

J. N. Darby Translation

A Song of degrees. When Jehovah turned the captivityb of Zion, we were like them that dream.

JND Translation Notes

Strictly, "the turning," or "returning," in the sense of complete restoration and establishment of full blessing. Ps. 14.7; Deut. 30.3.

W. Kelly Translation

A song of the ascents.{HR}When Jehovah turneth the turning of Zion,{HR}We shall be like dreamers.