Weepeth] suggestive of the patient labour of the sower. Bearing precious seed] better, 'bearing a measure of seed.' The sower carried the seed in a cloth tied to his body—this cloth full is a 'measure.'
Verse Psalms 126:6. _HE THAT GOETH FORTH AND WEEPETH, BEARING PRECIOUS SEED_] The metaphor seems to be this: A poor farmer has had a very bad harvest: a very scanty portion of grain and food has been...
HE THAT GOETH FORTH AND WEEPETH - He that goes forth weeping - still an allusion to the farmer. He is seen moving slowly and sadly over the plowed ground, burdened with his task, an in tears. BEARING...
PSALM 120-134 The Psalms of Degrees Fifteen brief Psalms follow, called songs of degrees, or, ascents. They were in all probability used by Israel going up to Jerusalem three times a year to celebrat...
CXXVI. COMFORT IN TEARS. An apparently easy and really very difficult Ps. According to the usual interpretation which is adopted in RV we have in Psalms 126:1 a picture of the joy felt when Cyrus perm...
DISCOURSE: 721 THE SPIRITUAL HARVEST Psalms 126:5. _They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringi...
TURN AGAIN OUR CAPTIVITY, O LORD— This prayer seems to be, "We beseech thee to perfect this good work which thou hast begun, and turn our captivity, that we may refresh and cultivate thy holy land, as...
PSALMS 126 DESCRIPTIVE TITLE The Invader Gone: the First Sowing Begun. ANALYSIS Stanza I., Psalms 126:1-3, The Deliverance of Zion calls forth the Jubilations of her People, and the Frank Acknowled...
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. HE THAT GOETH FORTH AND WEEPETH, BEARING PRECIOUS SEED, SHALL DOUBT...
The original is very expressive, by the idiom of infinitive combined with finite verb. “He shall walk, and walk and weep, Bearing the handful of seed: He shall come, and come with singing, Bearing his...
הָ֘לֹ֤וךְ יֵלֵ֨ךְ ׀ וּ בָכֹה֮ נֹשֵׂ֪א מֶֽשֶׁךְ...
Psalms 126:1 As in Psalms 85:1, the poet's point of view here is in the midst of a partial restoration of Israel. In Psalms 126:1 he rejoices over its happy beginning, while in...
“THE LORD HATH DONE GREAT THINGS FOR US” Psalms 126:1-6; Psalms 127:1-5 The circumstances under which this psalm was written are evident upon its face. The exiles, lately back from Babylon, are re...
The general movement of these songs of Ascents is preserved in this case by the marginal reading of the first verse, better than by the text as it stands in the R.V. “When Jehovah brought back those t...
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing (e) precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves [with him]. (e) That is, seed which was scarce and dear: meaning, that they...
PSALM CXXVI. (NISI DOMINUS.) Nothing can be done without God's grace and blessing....
These are sweet and general truths, which are not limited to the history of this event of the Church, but may be applied to the Church of God in all ages. Blessed are they that mourn, for they shall b...
REFLECTIONS READER! in the perusal of this Psalm, I would beg of you, as I desire to examine myself, to look and see whether we really bear a part in the triumphs here recorded. The effects of this de...
Psalms 126. The heart of the godly now finds its center in Zion, when deliverance has been learnt; for so it will be (compare Isaiah 29:4; Isaiah 29:7). How low she was brought, according to...
HE THAT GOETH FORTH AND WEEPETH, BEARING PRECIOUS SEED,.... Which he sows in tears. This is but a repetition and confirmation of what is before expressed in different words; and may be applied, as to...
_He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves [with him]._ Ver. 6. _He that goeth forth and weepeth_] Heb. he that going goe...
_They that sow in tears shall reap in joy_ This seems to refer to the foregoing prayer; as if he had said, And this thou wilt do in thy good time: thou wilt give them, as thou hast given us, a joyful...
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 A...
SOWING IN TEARS, REAPING IN JOY. A song of degrees, admonishing the believers to praise the Lord for the many evidences of His favor and to pray for its continued manifestation....
PRECIOUS SEED: Or, seed basket...
4-6 The beginnings of mercies encourage us to pray for the completion of them. And while we are in this world there will be matter for prayer, even when we are most furnished with matter for praise....
HE THAT GOETH FORTH; the husbandman that goeth out into his field, and walketh hither and thither to scatter his seed, as the manner is. WEEPETH, for fear of the loss of his seed, and of a bad harvest...
Psalms 126:6 goes H3212 (H8799) forth H1980 (H8800) weeping H1058 (H8800) Bearing H5375 (H8802) seed...
Psalms 126:6 I. This text, taken in its largest significance, is to be classed with those passages of Scripture which speak of the reward of good works, and use that reward as a motive to their perfor...
Psalms 126:5 I. Notice the significance of the emblem here employed. Husbandry is the oldest, simplest, and most heaven-ordained labour of man. It keeps man in his place as a servant, and exercises pa...
Psalms 126:1. _When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream._ We could hardly believe it; we began to talk incoherently, as men do in their sleep. We were so carried...
CONTENTS: Thanksfulness for deliverance from captivity. CHARACTERS: God, Zion. CONCLUSION: The long want of mercies greatly sweetens them when they are returned to us. When God appears for His peopl...
Psalms 126:4. _The streams in the south,_ which water the dry lands by periodical rains and melted snows, and so make them to bring forth the most abundant harvests. REFLECTIONS. When the Jews were...
_When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion._ A POLITICAL FACT THAT IS EMBLEMATIC, AND A HUMAN EXPERIENCE THAT IS COMMON I. A political fact, emblematic of moral restoration. The political fac...
_He that goeth forth and weepeth._ TEARFUL SOWING AND JOYFUL REAPING All life is a sowing. Some sow to the lusts of the flesh. A chosen company sow to the spirit. These often sow in sadness, for such...
PSALM PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 126:1. This is a community lament that recalls a previous time of God’s mercy on his people (v. Psalms 126:1) and asks him to show that m
PSALM—NOTE ON PSALMS 126:4 RESTORE OUR FORTUNES, O LORD asks God to show mercy now as he has in the past. The images that follow (STREAMS IN THE NEGEB; seed f
INTRODUCTION This Psalm was penned with reference to some great deliverance of the people of God out of bondage and distress, most likely their return out of Babylon in Ezra’s time. It is very beauti...
EXPOSITION This psalm seems to be a joint thanksgiving and complaint, composed soon after the return from the Captivity. It has been said to present an "enigmatical contrast" (Cheyne) in its two porti...
When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion (Psalms 126:1), Or when the Lord actually freed Zion from her captivity, we were like those who dream (Psalms 126:1). How many times when we see the...
Acts 16:29; Galatians 6:7; Galatians 6:8; Isaiah 61:3; Isaiah 9:2;...