Psalm 126
From Psalms: Layer by Layer
Authorship[ ]
This Psalm is anonymous, though it has been attributed to Hezekiah.
Outline[ ]
(This began as Wendland's Expository Outline[1], but may be adapted.)
I. Reversed captivity: When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion. (1-4)
- A. We were like them that dream.
- B. Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with singing.
- C. Then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.
- D. The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
- E. Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south.
II. Renewed reaping. (5-6)
- A. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
- B. He that goes forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
References[ ]
- ↑ Ernst Wendland, Expository Outlines of the Psalms, https://www.academia.edu/37220700/Expository_Outlines_of_the_PSALMS