Psalms 126:6
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Psalms 126:6 in other translations
| BSB | He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain. |
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| WEB | He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, will certainly come again with joy, carrying his sheaves. |
| ASV | He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing seed for sowing, Shall doubtless come again with joy, bringing his sheaves with him. |
| YLT | Whoso goeth on and weepeth, Bearing the basket of seed, Surely cometh in with singing, bearing his sheaves! |
| DARBY | He goeth forth and weepeth, bearing seed for scattering; he cometh again with rejoicing, bearing his sheaves. |
| BBE | Though a man may go out weeping, taking his vessel of seed with him; he will come again in joy, with the corded stems of grain in his arms. |
| Webster | He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless return with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. |
What does Psalms 126:6 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Psalms 126:5-6
5-6. As in husbandry the sower may cast his seed in a dry and parched soil with desponding fears, so those shall reap abundant fruit who toil in tears with the prayer of faith. (Compare the history, Ezr 6:16, 22).
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Psalms 126:4-6
The beginnings of mercies encourage us to pray for the completion of them. And while we are in this world there will be matter for prayer, even when we are most furnished with matter for praise. Suffering saints are often in tears; they share the calamities of human life, and commonly have a greater share than others. But they sow in tears; they do the duty of an afflicted state. Weeping must not hinder sowing; we…
Psalms 126:6 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Psalms 126:6
- Isaiah 9:2-3
The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined. Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
- Galatians 6:7-8
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting.
- Psalms 30:5
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
- Isaiah 61:3
To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
- Jeremiah 50:4-5
In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the Lord their God. They shall ask the way to Zion with their faces thitherward, saying, Come, and let us join ourselves to the Lord in a perpetual covenant that shall not be forgotten.
- Job 11:13-17
If thou prepare thine heart, and stretch out thine hands toward him; If iniquity be in thine hand, put it far away, and let not wickedness dwell in thy tabernacles. For then shalt thou lift up thy face without spot; yea, thou shalt be stedfast, and shalt not fear: Because thou shalt forget thy misery, and remember it as waters that pass away: …
- Revelation 7:15-17
Therefore are they before the throne of God, and serve him day and night in his temple: and he that sitteth on the throne shall dwell among them. They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the throne shall feed them, and shall lead them unto living fountains of waters: and God shall wipe away all tears from their eyes.
- Acts 16:29-34
Then he called for a light, and sprang in, and came trembling, and fell down before Paul and Silas, And brought them out, and said, Sirs, what must I do to be saved? And they said, Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house. And they spake unto him the word of the Lord, and to all that were in his house. …
- Luke 15:18-24
I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him. And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more worthy to be called thy son. …
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
30:5; Job 11:13-17; Isa 61:3; Jer 50:4,5; Ga 6:7,8
precious seed. or, seed basket. shall doubtless.
Isa 9:2,3; Lu 15:18-24; Ac 16:29-34; Re 7:15-17
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Context
- Psalms 126:5
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
- Psalms 126:6
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Psalms 126:6 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Irá andando y llorando el que lleva la preciosa simiente; mas volverá á venir con regocijo, trayendo sus gavillas. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Il va en pleurant, portant la semence qu’il répand; il revient avec chant de joie, portant ses gerbes. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er geht weinend hin, tragend den Samen zum Säen; er kommt heim mit Jubel, tragend seine Garben. |