Psalms 126:5

sow in tears. The reference is to the "sign" given in Isaiah 37:30. See App-67.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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...
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...
Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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 t...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

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 experi...
Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

DISCOURSE: 721 THE SPIRITUAL HARVEST Psalms 126:5-6 . They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing preciou...
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

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,...
Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

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...
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

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...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

A song of those who have been redeemed (from exile), and a hopeful prayer for those who have not yet returned.
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

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 th...
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 re...
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...
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 st...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

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...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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: th...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Hope for the Sorrowful. 4 Turn again our captivity, O L ORD , as the...
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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...
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 retu...
Sermon Bible Commentary

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....
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...
Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

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 incoh...
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...
The Biblical Illustrator

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Sowing and reaping Painful work often finds pleasant reward. The way through the Red Sea and the howl...
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 fac...
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 pre...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

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 f...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

They that sow in tears, almost with despair in their hearts, the allusion probably being to the tearful return of the exiles and to the rebuilding of...
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

⁵ They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.a

Related Commentaries of Psalms 126:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Charles Simeon's Horae Homileticae

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sermon Bible Commentary

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Spurgeon’s Verse Expositions of the Bible

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Psalms 126:5