Psalm 126 (WK) - Bible Truth Library

Library Home>Psalm 126 (WK)

Verse 4

Go

Verse 6

Articles on

Psalm 126

Psa. 126:5 KJV (With Strong’s)

+

5

Theyb that sow in tears shall reap in βjoy.

b

Jer. 31:9‑14• 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.
¹¹For Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
¹²Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of Jehovah, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
¹³Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow.
¹⁴And I will satiate the soul of the priests with fatness, and my people shall be satisfied with my goodness, saith Jehovah. (Jer. 31:9‑14)

,

β

or, singing.

More on:

+

Cross References

+

Ministry on This Verse

+

that sow.

Psa. 137:1• ¹By rivers of Babylon, there we sat;{HR}Also we wept when we remembered Zion. (Psa. 137:1)

;

Isa. 12:1‑3• ¹And in that day thou shalt say,{HR}I will praise thee, O Jehovah.{HR}Though thou hast been angry with me,{HR}Thine anger is turned away,{HR}And thou comfortest me.
²Behold, God [is] my salvation:{HR}I will trust and not be afraid;{HR}For Jah Jehovah [is] my strength and song;{HR}And he is become my salvation.
³And ye shall draw water with joy from the fountains of salvation. (Isa. 12:1‑3)

;

Jer. 31:9‑13• 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.
¹¹For Jehovah hath redeemed Jacob, and ransomed him from the hand of him that was stronger than he.
¹²Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, and shall flow together to the goodness of Jehovah, for wheat, and for wine, and for oil, and for the young of the flock and of the herd: and their soul shall be as a watered garden; and they shall not sorrow any more at all.
¹³Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and old together: for I will turn their mourning into joy, and will comfort them, and make them rejoice from their sorrow. (Jer. 31:9‑13)

;

Joel 2:17,23• ¹⁷Let the priests, the ministers of Jehovah, weep between the porch and the altar, and let them say, Spare thy people, O Jehovah, and give not thine heritage to reproach, that the heathen should rule over them: wherefore should they say among the people, Where [is] their God?
²³Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in Jehovah your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first month. (Joel 2:17,23)

;

Matt. 5:4• ⁴Blessed they that mourn; for they shall be comforted. (Matt. 5:4)

;

John 16:20‑22• ²⁰Verily, verily, I say to you, Ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice; ye shall be grieved, but your grief shall be turned into joy.
²¹The woman, when she bringeth forth, hath grief because her hour is come; but when she shall give birth to the child, she no longer remembereth the affliction for the joy that a man was born into the world.
²²And ye therefore now have grief, but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no one taketh from you. (John 16:20‑22)

;

2 Cor. 7:8‑11• ⁸Because if even I grieved you in the letter, I do not regret, if even I did regret; for I see that that letter if even for a time grieved you.
⁹Now I rejoice, not that ye were grieved but that ye were grieved unto repentance, for ye were grieved according to God that in nothing ye might suffer damage from us.
¹⁰For grief according to God worketh repentance to salvation not to be regretted: but the grief of the world worketh out death.
¹¹For, behold, this very thing that ye were grieved according to God, how much diligence it wrought out in you, nay self-clearing, nay indignation, nay fear, nay longing desire, nay zeal, nay avenging! In everything did ye prove yourselves to be pure in the matter. (2 Cor. 7:8‑11)

joy.

or, singing.

• In a world where the power of evil is, sowing time, in which we meet the evil in possession with the word, is a time of tears. “I have given them Thy word, and the world hath hated them.” (John 17) Christianity was sown in the tears of the Son of God. It is the fruit of the travail of His soul which He will see in that day. (“Practical Reflections on the Psalms: Psalms 120-131” by J.N. Darby)

• During long years of captivity they had sown in tears; now they will reap in joy the fruits of all the chastening they had passed through. (“Psalm 126” by H. Smith)

J. N. Darby Translation

+

5

They that sow in tears shall reap with rejoicing:

W. Kelly Translation

+

5

Those that sow with tears{HR}Shall reap with joyful song.