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 doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him - (cf. James 5:7-8; 2 Corinthians 9:6; Galatians 6:8-9.) The original is very forcible-`He goeth, going and weeping, bearing the draught of seed, (i:e., seed to be drawn out by him from the seed basket: cf. Amos 9:13, margin) Coming he shall come with rejoicing (or joyous cry), bearing his sheaves.' The repetitions express, As the pain was of long continuance, so much more shall be the joy. The Psalmist intimates 'a perpetual truth by the repetition; because there is no end of the weeping until we are laid in the grave, although a little while is given to rest' (Luther). The English version takes the Hebrew х meshek (H4901)] as in Job 28:18, 'price' - i:e., what draws the scale to it as weightier and more precious, or what is drawn away because of its value.