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Psalms 126:6
He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The psalmist addresses the community undergoing a transition from exile to restoration, framing the moment as a agricultural cycle of departure and return.
The words — וּ/בָכֹֽ֬א (u/va.Khoh) = weeping and בֹּֽ֬א (bo') = come. These terms anchor the verse's structure, marking the physical movement from sorrowful departure to joyful arrival.
The thread — The sowing-reaping principle recurs in Galatians 6:7, the weeping-to-joy progression mirrors Psalms 30:5, and the movement from darkness to light aligns with Isaiah 9:2.
Why it lands — The text states that a weeping planter returns with a harvest, establishing that present labor precedes future yield. This requires the reader to accept delayed outcomes as the necessary mechanism for the promised result.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 9:2 The people walking in darkness have seen a great light; on those living in the land of the shadow of death, a light has dawned.
- Galatians 6:7 Do not be deceived: God is not to be mocked. Whatever a man sows, he will reap in return.
- Psalms 30:5 For His anger is fleeting, but His favor lasts a lifetime. Weeping may stay the night, but joy comes in the morning.
- Isaiah 61:3 to console the mourners in Zion—to give them a crown of beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, and a garment of praise for a spirit of despair. So they will be called oaks of righteousness, the planting of the LORD, that He may be glorified.
- Job 11:13 As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,
- Jeremiah 50:4 “In those days and at that time, declares the LORD, the children of Israel and the children of Judah will come together, weeping as they come, and will seek the LORD their God.
- Revelation 7:15 For this reason, they are before the throne of God and serve Him day and night in His temple; and the One seated on the throne will spread His tabernacle over them.
- Luke 15:18 I will get up and go back to my father and say to him, “Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you.
- Acts 16:29 Calling for lights, the jailer rushed in and fell trembling before Paul and Silas.