Psa. 126:Titlea| Song| Psa. 120 title
Psa. 126:1a| turned| Psa. 14:7
Psa. 126:11| captivity
| Lit., turning; not the same word as in v. 4.
Psa. 126:21a| great| 1|Sam. 12:24;| Psa. 71:19;| Luke 1:49
| Psalm 126 is the praise of the returned captives, in their going up to Zion, concerning the great things that Jehovah had done for them.
Psa. 126:41| again
| Although some of the people had returned, many remained in captivity; hence, the psalmist prayed for them.
Psa. 126:5a| tears| Psa. 80:5;| cf. Jer. 31:9
Psa. 126:5b| reap| Gal. 6:9
Psa. 126:61| seed
| Referring, perhaps, to the captives. In a human sense, their captivity in foreign countries was a suffering. In a divine sense, however, it was a sowing through their preaching to the Gentiles concerning God. As a result, a number of Gentiles (sheaves) were brought to God through these captives. This indicates that the captives sowed the seed of the knowledge of God among the heathen. Cf. Ruth 1:16 and note 2.