Psalms 126:1 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. ”

• Psalms 126:1 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion - Margin, as in Hebrew, “returned the returning of Zion.” The Hebrew word which is rendered in the text captivity means properly return; and then,...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

  "A Song of degrees." When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that (a) dream. (a) Their deliverance was incredible and therefore took away all excuse for ingratitude.

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• Psalms 126:1 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  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 126:1-3 a picture of the joy felt when Cyr...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

  the LORD. Hebrew. Jehovah. App-4. turned. the captivity . turned the fortunes. This does not refer to. captivity or captives, but to. restoration to blessing. See Job 42:10 and Ezekiel 16:53...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

  1. When Jehovah brought back the captivity of Zion, etc. It is unnatural and forced to suppose, with some expositors, that this is a prediction of what was to come. For my part I have no doub...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

  DISCOURSE: 719 DELIVERANCE FROM SPIRITUAL BONDAGE ACKNOWLEDGED Psalms 126:1-4 . When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with lau...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. When the Lord turned again the captivity - When Cyrus published his decree in favor of the Jews, giv...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  The church, celebrating her incredible return out of captivity, prayeth for, and prophesieth the good success thereof. A Song of Degrees. Title. המעלות שׁיר Shiir hammangaloth. ] This psalm...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Psalms 126:1-6 .-Thanksgiving for the deliverance out of Babylon already vouchsafed to Zion, to her joy, so tha...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  Turned again the captivity of Zion ] either, brought back the exiles who returned to Zion, or, turned again the fortunes of Zion, i.e. perhaps, set her free from foreign yoke.

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• Psalms 126:1 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  When the Lord... — Literally, In turning by Jehovah the turning of Zion. The phrase is not precisely the same as that in Psalms 126:4 , which is usual, and offers no difficulty. Here the form of...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

  Psalms 126:1-6 As in Psalms 85:1-13 , the poet's point of view here is in the midst of a partial restoration of Israel. In Psalms 126:1-3 he rejoices over its happy beginning, while in Psalms...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  “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, a...

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• Psalms 126:1 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  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...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  CONTENTS It is more than likely that this Psalm hath a reference to some great event in the Church's history: and hence it hath been generally supposed to refer to the return of the people from Baby...

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• Psalms 126:1 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion ,.... Or returned the Jews from their captivity in Babylon; who are called Zion, from the city of David, built on Mount Zion, which was in Judea, and...

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• Psalms 126:1 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

  Psalms 126:1 «A Song of degrees. » When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Ver. 1. When the Lord turned again ] viz. From Babylon; and therefore that whic...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion Brought the captive Israelites out of Babylon into their own land; we were like them that dream We were so surprised and astonished at the report...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  The Deliverance from Captivity. A song of degrees.       1 When the L ORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were lik...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  PSALM 126 THE ARGUMENT This Psalm was composed by Ezra, or some other man of God, at the return of Israel from Babylon. The church, celebrating and praising God for her return out of the Babylonian...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  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 beaut...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Scofield Reference Notes

  A Song of degrees Literally, "of ascents." Perhaps chanted by the people as they went up to Jerusalem to the feasts. See, for example ( Psalms 112:1 ); ( Psalms 112:2 ).

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• Psalms 126:1 - Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

  This is one of the «Songs of Degrees.» They are supposed to have been sung as the pilgrim caravan was going up to the temple at Jerusalem. Every time they halted and pitched their tents, they sang a...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  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...

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• Psalms 126:1 - The Biblical Illustrator

  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...

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• Psalms 126:1 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  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...

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• Psalms 126:1 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, restoring His people to the Land of Promise after the long years of exile, we were like them that dream. Whether this is a prophecy or a statement...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Acts 12:14-16 ; Acts 12:9 ; Ezra 1:1-11 ; Hosea 6:11 ; Jeremiah 31:8-10 ; Job 42:10 ; Job 9:16 ; Joel 3:1 ; Luke 24:11 ; Luke 24:41 ; Mark 16:11 ; Psalms 53:6 ; Psalms 85:1 ; Psalms 120...

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• Psalms 126:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

  Turned — Brought the captive Israelites out of Babylon into their own land. Dream — We were so surprized and astonished.

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