Psalms 126:4 · KJV
“Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.”
— Psalms 126:4
The LORD hath done great things for us; {whereof} we are glad.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. {joy: or, singing}
Psalms 126 — Context
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. {hath...: Heb. hath magnified to do with them}
3The LORD hath done great things for us; {whereof} we are glad.
4Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.
5They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. {joy: or, singing}
6He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves {with him}. {precious...: or, seed basket}
Cross References
Psalms 85:4
Turn us, O God of our salvation, and cause thine anger toward us to cease.
Psalms 126:1
[A Song of degrees.] When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. {turned...: Heb. returned the returning}
Isaiah 41:18
I will open rivers in high places, and fountains in the midst of the valleys: I will make the wilderness a pool of water, and the dry land springs of water.
Joshua 3:16
That the waters which came down from above stood {and} rose up upon an heap very far from the city Adam, that {is} beside Zaretan: and those that came down toward the sea of the plain, {even} the salt sea, failed, {and} were cut off: and the people passed over right against Jericho.
Isaiah 35:6
Then shall the lame {man} leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb sing: for in the wilderness shall waters break out, and streams in the desert.
Isaiah 43:19
Behold, I will do a new thing; now it shall spring forth; shall ye not know it? I will even make a way in the wilderness, {and} rivers in the desert.
Hosea 1:11
Then shall the children of Judah and the children of Israel be gathered together, and appoint themselves one head, and they shall come up out of the land: for great {shall be} the day of Jezreel.