126 When Jehovah brought back those that returned to Zion,
We were like unto them that dream.
² Then was our mouth filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing:
Then said they among the nations,
Jehovah hath done great things for them.
³ Jehovah hath done great things for us,
Whereof we are glad.
⁴ Turn again our captivity, O Jehovah,
As the streams in the South.
⁵ They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
⁶ He that goeth forth and weepeth, ^[a]bearing seed for sowing,
Shall doubtless come again with joy, bringing his sheaves with him.