psalms 126:1 <A Song of degrees.> When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.

psalms 126:1 [A Song of Ascents]. When the LORD brought back the captive ones of Zion, We were like those who dream.

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).

psalms 126:1 [A Song of Ascents]. When the LORD brought back the captive ones of Zion, We were like those who dream.

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