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Psalms Capítulo 126
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Ps 126:1-6.
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4. All did not return at once; hence the prayer for repeated favors.
as the streams in the south--or, the torrents in the desert south of Judea, dependent on rain
(Jos 15:9),
reappearing after dry seasons (compare
Job 6:15; Ps 68:9).
The point of comparison is joy at the reappearing of what has been so painfully missed.
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5, 6. As in husbandry the sower may cast his seed in a dry and parched soil with desponding fears, so those shall reap abundant fruit who toil in tears with the prayer of faith. (Compare the history,
Ezr 6:16, 22).
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6. He that goeth forth--literally, better, "He goes--he comes, he comes," &c. The repetition implies there is no end of weeping here, as there shall be no end of joy hereafter
(Isa 35:10).
precious seed--rather, seed to be drawn from the seed box for sowing; literally, "seed-draught." Compare on this Psalm,
Jer 31:9,
&c.
Ps 126:1-6.
To praise for God's favor to His people is added a prayer for its continued manifestation.
1-3. When the Lord, &c.--The joy of those returned from Babylon was ecstatic, and elicited the admiration even of the heathen, as illustrating God's great power and goodness.
turned again the captivity--that is, restored from it
(Job 39:12; Ps 14:7; Pr 12:14).
HENGSTENBERG translates: "When the Lord turned Himself to the turning of Zion" (see Margin), God returns to His people when they return to Him
(De 30:2, 3).