11 (A)You have turned for me my mourning into dancing;
You have put off [a]my sackcloth and clothed me with gladness,

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  1. Psalm 30:11 The sackcloth of my mourning

11 You turned my wailing(A) into dancing;(B)
    you removed my sackcloth(C) and clothed me with joy,(D)

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Again (A)I will build you, and you shall be rebuilt,
O virgin of Israel!
You shall again be adorned with your (B)tambourines,
And shall go forth in the dances of those who rejoice.

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I will build you up again,
    and you, Virgin(A) Israel, will be rebuilt.(B)
Again you will take up your timbrels(C)
    and go out to dance(D) with the joyful.(E)

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A time to (A)weep,
And a time to laugh;
A time to mourn,
And a time to dance;

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    a time to weep and a time to laugh,
    a time to mourn and a time to dance,

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(A)Let them praise His name with the dance;
Let them sing praises to Him with the timbrel and harp.

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Let them praise his name with dancing(A)
    and make music to him with timbrel and harp.(B)

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(A)And God will wipe away every tear from their eyes; (B)there shall be no more death, (C)nor sorrow, nor crying. There shall be no more pain, for the former things have passed away.”

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‘He will wipe every tear from their eyes.(A) There will be no more death’[a](B) or mourning or crying or pain,(C) for the old order of things has passed away.”(D)

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  1. Revelation 21:4 Isaiah 25:8

13 “Then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance,
And the young men and the old, together;
For I will turn their mourning to joy,
Will comfort them,
And make them rejoice rather than sorrow.
14 I will [a]satiate the soul of the priests with abundance,
And My people shall be satisfied with My goodness, says the Lord.”

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  1. Jeremiah 31:14 Fill to the full

13 Then young women will dance and be glad,
    young men and old as well.
I will turn their mourning(A) into gladness;
    I will give them comfort(B) and joy(C) instead of sorrow.
14 I will satisfy(D) the priests(E) with abundance,
    and my people will be filled with my bounty,(F)
declares the Lord.

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Praise Him with the timbrel and dance;
Praise Him with stringed instruments and flutes!

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praise him with timbrel and dancing,(A)
    praise him with the strings(B) and pipe,(C)

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A Joyful Return to Zion

A Song of Ascents.

126 When (A)the Lord brought back [a]the captivity of Zion,
(B)We were like those who dream.
Then (C)our mouth was filled with laughter,
And our tongue with singing.
Then they said among the [b]nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”

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  1. Psalm 126:1 Those of the captivity
  2. Psalm 126:2 Gentiles

Psalm 126

A song of ascents.

When the Lord restored(A) the fortunes of[a] Zion,
    we were like those who dreamed.[b]
Our mouths were filled with laughter,(B)
    our tongues with songs of joy.(C)
Then it was said among the nations,
    “The Lord has done great things(D) for them.”

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  1. Psalm 126:1 Or Lord brought back the captives to
  2. Psalm 126:1 Or those restored to health

22 “But the father said to his servants, [a]‘Bring out the best robe and put it on him, and put a ring on his hand and sandals on his feet.

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  1. Luke 15:22 NU Quickly bring

22 “But the father said to his servants, ‘Quick! Bring the best robe(A) and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger(B) and sandals on his feet.

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He will (A)swallow up death forever,
And the Lord God will (B)wipe away tears from all faces;
The rebuke of His people
He will take away from all the earth;
For the Lord has spoken.

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    he will swallow up death(A) forever.
The Sovereign Lord will wipe away the tears(B)
    from all faces;
he will remove his people’s disgrace(C)
    from all the earth.
The Lord has spoken.(D)

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For (A)His anger is but for a moment,
(B)His favor is for life;
Weeping may endure for a night,
But [a]joy comes in the morning.

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  1. Psalm 30:5 a shout of joy

For his anger(A) lasts only a moment,(B)
    but his favor lasts a lifetime;(C)
weeping(D) may stay for the night,
    but rejoicing comes in the morning.(E)

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You have put (A)gladness in my heart,
More than in the season that their grain and wine increased.

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Fill my heart(A) with joy(B)
    when their grain and new wine(C) abound.

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14 Then David (A)danced[a] before the Lord with all his might; and David was wearing (B)a linen ephod.

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  1. 2 Samuel 6:14 whirled about

14 Wearing a linen ephod,(A) David was dancing(B) before the Lord with all his might,

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