Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - Psalms 126:1-6
Sowing in Tears Psalms 126:5 The words of the text are an inspired proverb. They are found today in all literatures, and they bear a twofold meaning: (1) that patient, enduring toil shall sooner or later have its reward; (2) that vicarious suffering lies at the root of all advancement in social, national, and religious life. I. See how the principle which is embedded in the text is found everywhere in nature. Death lies between sowing and reaping. There is not a blade of grass in our fields,... read more
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - Psalms 126:6
(6) The original is very expressive, by the idiom of infinitive combined with finite verb.“He shall walk, and walk and weep,Bearing the handful of seed:He shall come, and come with singing,Bearing his sheaves,”where we must certainly see an extension and not a mere repetition of the former figure, for the very form of the expression suggests the long patient labour of the sower, and the reward which patience and perseverance always bring—a harvest in proportion to the toil and trouble of... read more