He that goeth forth and weepeth, walking back and forth in his grief, bearing precious seed, patiently scattering his seed, hopefully laboring in the work given him by the Lord, shall doubtless come again, returning from his labors, with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him, God Himself having crowned his patient and hopeful efforts with rich success. It is the same thought which is expressed by St. Paul when he writes: "Let us not be weary in well doing; for in due season we shall reap if we faint not," Galatians 6:9. At the same time the entire psalm is typical of the deliverance which awaits all the children of God, when God will turn the captivity of this vale of tears and give to all believers the reward of mercy by permitting them to share in the harvest of the deeds made possible by His mercy, in the blessings which He dispensed from His throne.

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