Restore Our Fortunes, O Lord

A Song of (A)Ascents.

126 When the Lord (B)restored the fortunes of Zion,
    we were like those who (C)dream.
Then our (D)mouth was filled with laughter,
    and our tongue with shouts of joy;
then they said among the nations,
    (E)“The Lord has done great things for them.”
The Lord has done great things for us;
    we are glad.

Restore our fortunes, O Lord,
    like streams in the Negeb!
(F)Those who sow in tears
    shall reap with shouts of joy!
He who goes out weeping,
    bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
    bringing his sheaves with him.

A Prayer for Restoration

A song of ascents.[a]

126 When Yahweh restored the fortunes[b] of Zion,[c]
we were like dreamers.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
and our tongue with rejoicing.
Then they said among the nations,
“Yahweh has done great things for these people.”
Yahweh has done great things for us;
we are glad.
Restore, O Yahweh, our fortunes[d]
like the streams in the Negeb.[e]
Those who sow with tears
shall reap with rejoicing.
He who diligently goes out with weeping,
carrying the seed bag,
shall certainly come in with rejoicing,
carrying his sheaves.

Notas al pie

  1. Psalm 126:1 The Hebrew Bible counts the superscription as the first verse of the psalm
  2. Psalm 126:1 Or “captivity”
  3. Psalm 126:1 Or “those returned of belonging to Zion”
  4. Psalm 126:4 Or “captivity”
  5. Psalm 126:4 Or “South”