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Psalms 126:4 — Meaning and Application
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King James Version
" Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south. "
Psalms 126:4
Verse in Context
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Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things
The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves
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Psalms 126:1
"[[A Song of degrees.]] When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream."
Psalms 126:2
"Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things"
Psalms 126:3
"The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad."
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"
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