Psalm 126
Captivity turned to joy
When the Lord turned the captivity of Zion, the mouth was filled with laughter, and those who sow in tears shall reap in joy and bring forth sheaves.
6 verses. The 126th of 150 chapters in Psalms, in Poetry and Wisdom.
1When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
2Then 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.
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.
6He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Matthew Henry on Psalm 126
1,707 words, in 2 passages.
King James Version. Public domain. Set as prose throughout, including the poetry, because the text is published to us without its lines.