“ They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.a ”
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy - Though the sowing of seed is a work of labor and sorrow - often a work so burdening the farmer that he weeps - yet the return - the harvest - is accompa...
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...
sow in tears. The reference is to the "sign" given in Isaiah 37:30 . See App-67.
5. They who sow in tears shall reap in joy. This sentence , in my opinion, ought not less to be extended to the future than understood of the past. The carrying away of the Jews into Babylo...
DISCOURSE: 720 SOWING IN TEARS Psalms 126:5 . They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. THIS seems to be a general truth founded on the experience of those who returned from the Babylonish cap...
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy - This is either a maxim which they gather from their own history, or it is a fact which they are now witnessing. We...
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,...
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. The sowing answers, to the humble beginnings of the second temple, "the day of small things" ( Zechariah 4:1...
A song of those who have been redeemed (from exile), and a hopeful prayer for those who have not yet returned.
Joy. — Rather, singing, as in Psalms 126:2 . The harvest-home songs are contrasted with the anxiety of the seed-time. Probably the poet found the proverbial saying already current, but he has to...
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...
“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...
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...
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...
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. A proverbial expression, encouraging faith in prayer put up for the return of the captivity, whether in a literal or spiritual sense. Praying or seeking th...
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Ver. 5. They that sow in tears ] Whether ministers (as some restrain the sense), who serve the Lord with many tears and temptations, Acts 20:19 , but see...
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...
Hope for the Sorrowful. 4 Turn again our captivity, O L ORD , as the streams in the south. 5 They that sow in tears s...
This is an argument wherewith he presseth the foregoing prayer, Psalms 126:4 , taken from the common course of God's providence towards men of all nations, to whom he affords vicissitudes of sorro...
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...
Psalms 126:5-6 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 exerci...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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.
2 Corinthians 7:8-11 ; Isaiah 12:1-3 ; Jeremiah 31:9-13 ; Joel 2:17 ; Joel 2:23 ; John 16:20-22 ; Matthew 5:4 ; Psalms 137:1