Salmos 126:4-6 NVT

Like them that dream. I. THE DREAM . It was a delightful one. 1. There are many of quite another kind— dreams full of trouble, terror, and distress. Many such are recorded in Scripture ( Genesis 40:1-23 .; Daniel 2:1-49 .; Job 7:14 ; Matthew 27:19 ). 2. But this was full of joy and rapture . So unexpected, so wonderful, was Israel's redemption from exile. They could hardly realize how blessed they were. For it was a reality, not a dream. More often the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:1-6

The history of a soul. That which was written of and for the returned exiles of Judah lends itself so accurately and beautifully to describe the history of a redeemed soul, that it seems as if that larger and higher history were meant as well as that of Judah. The same words tell of both. I. THE SOUL WAS ONCE A CAPTIVE . Not alone the people of Zion, but every redeemed soul. It was captive once: 1. To the Law of God . That Law which was holy, just, and good, the Law... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:1-6

Alternations and contrasts in the experiences of life. "When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream." I. SOME CHANGES SEEM MORE LIKE DREAMS THAN REALITIES . Seem too good or too bad to be true. 1. When they come suddenly . It takes time to adjust ourselves to them as facts and not fictions. And to realize the consequences they bring with them. 2. When they bring or promise more than we ever expected . We sing and laugh... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:4

Turn again our captivity, O Lord . The work is not half done—not half the nation has returned. We, who occupy the land, are but "a remnant" ( Ezra 9:8 ; Nehemiah 1:3 ). Bring back, we pray thee, the rest of the captives. As the streams in the south . As thou bringest back, after the autumn rains, ample streams to the dry water-courses of the Negeb, or south country. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:4

A plea for renewed joyous experiences. In renewing prayer for the "turning again of captivity," the psalmist may but put into a figure his desire that God's full work of redemption may be completed, and some form of present limitation or peril may be likened to the old captivity, and even seem to be a sort of relic of it. There is a sense in which we may always be praying, "Turn again our captivity." But the figure may be one giving force to prayer for an immediate and unexpected Divine... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:5

They that sow in tears shall reap in joy . Then we, who are now "sowing in tears" ( Ezra 3:12 , Ezra 3:13 ; Neb. Ezra 1:4 ), re-establishing Israel in its own land amid grief and pain and distress, shall "reap in joy," see the fruit of our exertions, and rejoice thereat. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:5

Sad sowing-times. Thomson says, "I never saw people sowing in tears exactly, but I have often known them to do it in fear and distress sufficient to draw them from any eye. In seasons of great scarcity, the poor peasants part in sorrow with every measure of precious seed cast into the ground. It is like taking bread out of the mouths of their children, and in such times many bitter tears are actually shed over it" Compare the tears at the laying of the foundation of the second temple ( ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:5-6

Spiritual farming. Our Lord told the apostles that he would make them " fishers of men ." We may hear him telling us that he will make us farmers of men; for there is much to be done in the way of sowing and reaping in spiritual husbandry. I. THE SOIL OF THE HUMAN SOUL . That in which the sacred seed must be cast is the soul of man: not any one special part of it. Our appeal must be made to the entire nature-to the understanding , with all its powers of spiritual... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:6

He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed ; literally, going he goes and weeping ; i . e . weeping every step as he goes—"bearing the draught of seed," i . e . the seed which he has drawn forth from his bag, and is about to scatter on the earth. Thus it is that he "goes forth." How differently does he return! He shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him ; literally, coming he comes with a cry of joy , bearing with him his... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:4

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The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:5

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:5-6

The Pulpit Commentary - Psalms 126:6

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