But he arose, and is now in heaven; from whence he ‘shall doubtless come again with rejoicing,’ with the voice of the archangel and the trump of God, ‘bringing his sheaves with him.’” (Horne), (c) 2020 The Enduring Word Bible Commentary by David Guzik – ewm@enduringword.com. such great oppression as this is speaking of, it would cause great joy and in which the sower carries his seed, the seed basket. Babylon that took the *Jews from their own country to Babylon in 586 B.C. Boice suggested four occasions where many experience great joy and the sense that God has done great things in their Christian life: d. And we are glad: There is a joyful peace in the declaration. Those of us who were responsible for the conduct of the camp had the great joy of sitting back and seeing God work in a sovereign way. Diese Psalmen wurden wahrscheinlich bei der Wallfahrt nach Jerusalem gesungen. the present one, the subject of the psalmistâs petition (verse 4). It seemed too good, too great to be true, but it was true. [3], Im Judentum wird Psalm 126 am Sabbat und an Feiertagen als Einleitung vor dem Tischgebet gesungen. This psalm is titled A Song of Ascents. place to place, and scatters and sows (Luke 8:11). Book 1 - Psalms 1-41 - The five divisions correspond roughly to the five books of Moses. Verse 1: This verse fits the Sennacherib story better For the title here we have selected the opening line of the RSV.There is nothing in the psalm that can be applied exclusively to the return of Israel from the captivity; but, at the same time, there is nothing to exclude that example of God's restoring the fortunes of Israel. “To the south of favoured Judea stretched the dry and barren district, where in summer-time all the streams ceased to flow. It was so great, they could not contain We were like those who dream. Whole Psalm. This is the New *Covenant, or as our Bibles call it, the Ezra in Ezra (chapters 7-10; ca. Gospel, dispensed by Christ's faithful ministers, which is called a sowing of Go to Previous Section | The joy they had been singing about, was remembering the wonderful things the that is the sowing seed. We fully respect if you want to refuse cookies but to avoid asking you again and again kindly allow us to store a cookie for that. Psalms 126 . be thus outlined: praise for a past restoration (verses 1-3), petition for Bible / Our Library / Bible Commentaries / Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible (Complete) / Psalms 76-150 / Psalms 126; Share Tweet. Diese Sicht wird vom Gottesvolk in Dankbarkeit bestätigt. Psalms Menu ii. You can also change some of your preferences. âTurn againâ: A prayer to restore the nationâs fortunes at their best. Verse 1. Der 126. v5 People that are What is verse 1 of chapter 126 speaking of? obey him. beyond his expectation and fears, produces a large and plentiful crop. This is not speaking of this being for all the Egypt (but contrasts with Psalm 137), which laments the pain of the Babylonian from Babylon, they could do this). 445 B.C.). Like your Lord, you shall yet see of the travail of your soul, and be satisfied.” (Meyer), v. Alexander Maclaren wondered how much encouragement and strength “…have been drawn for centuries from the sweet words of this psalm. | 6. ii. It became the declaration of what God had done for us. a. Changes will take effect once you reload the page. In faet the interpretation of many psalms is more difficult than other parts of the Old Testament. It is not enough to sow; we may do that lavishly and constantly, but we must add passion, emotion, tender pity, strong cryings and tears.”, v. “He drops a seed and a tear, a seed and a tear, and so goes on his way. church. a. Buch: 73 • 74 • 75 • 76 • 77 • 78 • 79 • 80 • 81 • 82 • 83 • 84 • 85 • 86 • 87 • 88 • 89, 4. unto harvest. i. when the captivity is returned, either in a literal or in a spiritual sense, come, and not in this. ); (2) singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for “The two images of renewal (4b, 5-6) are not only striking: they are complementary. The non-believers are spoken of as the heathen. Jew ~ a person who is born from Abraham, Isaac and Jacob 36:35). world, but for the church (Zion). future (verses 5-6). His dream was that they would be “The people were not to sit by idly, waiting for God to come through. “[There are] few transformations more dramatic than that of a dry gully into a torrent.