He has set you free. Audita voce praeconis, majus gaudium fuit, quam quod universum homines caperent. We drove through a portion of it on our way from Jerusalem to Cairo in 1997. Nehemias had ordered the citizens to watch the attempts of Sanaballat. And how ought redemption from the wrath to come, from the power of sin and of Satan, to be valued! I don’t know how to say it more clearly than this: The gift of life in all of its abundance – salvation – is yours for the asking. Well, you won’t find a poster of the Negeb! 1999. Compare Isaiah 29:7-8, the same image in a different application. We were like them that dream; we were so surprised and astonished with the report of such a favour, that we could not believe our own eyes and ears, but thought it to be but a dream or delusion of our own fancies; as is usual in matters of great joy, as Genesis 45:26 Luke 24:11 Acts 12:9. This almost certainly refers to the miraculous return of … When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion. BibliographyGill, John. So, what’s that got to do with us? we were like those who dream. And such an ecstasy is the new convert in; as was Cyprian, Austin, Bernard; witness their own writings (lib. Faith anticipates that the work of rebuilding the temple, now carried on with tears because of the Samaritan foe (Ezra 3:1-13; Ezra 4:1-24; Ezra 5:1-17; Ezra 6:1-22), will be completed with joy (Psalms 126:4-6); cf. Abiding is not enough, fruitfulness is added. "Then said they ... Jehovah hath done great things for them" (Psalms 126:2). The theme of restoration that began with Psalm 80 in Advent 1, and Psalm 85 in Advent 2, is continued this week in Psalm 126. Here the trustor becomes a sower: faith works by love, obtains a present bliss, and secures a harvest of delight. Or "for" Solomon. It’s like a dream, too good to be true. But, why did they not give the honor to Cyrus? All other rights reserved. The people felt as if they were in a dream.. and Psalm 126 gives a peep into the hearts of Jewish men and women who along with their parents and grandparents had … Scripture quotations are from the World English Bible (WEB), a public domain (no copyright) modern English translation of the Holy Bible. In this latter sense, also, the Syriac and Targum agree, and the sense of the text evidently requires it. 126:4 126:1 "brought back" This verbal (BDB 996, KB 1427, Qal infinitive construct) has a wide semantic field. BibliographyBeza, Theodore. Some question Josephus' writings; but the pertinent question is, "If Cyrus did not indeed give God the honor of ordering the return of Israel, how can we account for the fact that the Gentile nations of the world of that period ascribed the honor to God instead of to Cyrus? Psalm 126:1, KJV: "{A Song of degrees.} Broad smiles and laughter told the story. Turned again the captivity of Zion, i.e. When the LORD brought back the captive ones of Zion, We were like those who dream. This proclamation of the herald being heard, there was such joy, that the people in general could not comprehend it. For my part I have no doubt that the Psalm was composed upon the return of the Jewish people from the Babylonish captivity; and for this reason I have translated the verb בשוב , beshub, in the past tense. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rbc/psalms-126.html. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/gsb/psalms-126.html. "Commentary on Psalms 126:1". Psalm 126:1-8 Too Good to Be True (McLarty), All Rights Reserved | © 1997-2020 Richard Niell Donovan. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/cal/psalms-126.html. "Whedon's Commentary on the Bible". The Septuagint, Vulgate Latin, Arabic, and Ethiopic versions, render it, "as those that are comforted"; and the Syriac version, "as those that rejoice"; each of the seasons mentioned being times of comfort and joy: Joseph Kimchi interprets it of the passing away and forgetfulness of affliction and trouble at the time of redemption, like a dream that flies away upon awaking. He broke the power of sin and death. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/whe/psalms-126.html. "Commentary on Psalms 126:1". Sermons When you find Psalm 126, please stand for the reading of God’s Word: A Song of degrees. "Commentary on Psalms 126:1". It is unnatural and forced to suppose, with some expositors, that this is a prediction of what was to come. God has unlocked the prison door and is inviting you to come out and live in perfect peace and love and joy and thanksgiving. See Ezra 1:1-6. John Trapp Complete Commentary. The psalm is for the comfort and guidance of the Church in all times of trial, when joyful hopes raised by deliverances are threatened with disappointment. "Them" is the army that God turned away. It is the seventh in the series of 15 songs for pilgrims coming to Jerusalem. This is a glorious redemption. Click here for more information. As we look more closely at Psalm 126, I hope you’ll get the message of how God is just faithful in watching over us today. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. We were like them that dream - we could scarcely believe our eyes that our deliverance was a reality. See Acts 12:9. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/wen/psalms-126.html. The psalm goes on to say. But passing over this event, great and astonishing as it is in itself, as a proof of God's kind providence over his people; I would call the Reader to a yet more marvellous instance of God's sovereignty in the kingdom of his grace, and desire him to ponder with me the wonders of God's love, in turning the captivity of sinners by the proclamation of mercy in the person and offices of the Lord Jesus Christ. It seemed like a dream, too good to be true, when GOD returned Zion’s exiles. What Psalm 126 means. You can judge for yourself, but I think it’s true – the worse the circumstances, the more dramatic the response when the situation is reversed. 3 The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. "George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary". The occasion for the psalm is likewise impossible to identify with any certainty. 126: 1-6. “Yahweh has done great things for them.” https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/mpc/psalms-126.html. "The Roman Senate, and T. Quintius the general, having vanquished king Philip and the Macedonians, do ordain that the Corinthians, Phocensians, all the Locrensians, the island of EubOea, the Magnesians, Thessalians, Perrhaebians, Acheans, and Phthiotians, shall be free, be delivered from all taxes, and live according to their own laws.". Like them that dream—The announcement of freedom seemed too joyful to be real. Psalms 126:1 When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. From Babylon; and therefore that which some translations have in the title, A psalm of David (which is not in the Hebrew) would be left out; for it seemeth to have been penned by Ezra, or some prophet of his time. Senatus romanus et t. Quincius imperator, philippo rege macedonibusque devictis; liberos, immunes, suis legibus esse jubet corinthios, phocenses, locrensesque omnes, et insulam euboeam, et magnetas, thessalos, perrhaebos, achaeos, phthiotas. We were the talk of the nations— “GOD was wonderful to them!” GOD was wonderful to us; we are one happy people. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then... Psalm 126 A Harvest of Joy - A Song of Ascents. Make no mistake about it, when God acts, people notice, even people of little or no faith. The weather was worsening. What seemed to be a hopeless situation proved to be nothing short of a miracle. brought the captive Israelites out of Babylon into their own land. (1) When the Lord . "Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Unabridged". BibliographyPoole, Matthew, "Commentary on Psalms 126:1". Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. In this passage, the turning of Job's "captivity," simply meant the restoration of his good fortunes and not his release from imprisonment or captivity. We must labour, and still expect success from God alone. Why do the Christian powers of Europe stand by, and see the ark of their God in captivity; the holy name by which they are called despised and execrated; the vilest indignities offered to those who are called Christians, by barbarians the most cruel, ferocious, and abominable that ever disgraced the name of man? Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible. Copyright StatementThese files are considered public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available in the Online Bible Software Library. 126 When Jehovah gathered back the captives of Zion, + We thought we were dreaming. (1) When the Lord . When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion — Brought the captive Israelites out of Babylon into their own land; we were like them that dream — We were so surprised and astonished at the report of such a favour, and especially when the proclamation went forth, to give us liberty to return to our own country, after so long a captivity, we could scarcely believe our own eyes or ears, but were ready to think it to be but a dream, or illusion of our own fancies. "[5] However, there are several other occasions in the history of Israel which are just as likely to have occasioned this psalm. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/pmc/psalms-126.html. 21., and Genesis xxx. The reference is to the waking in 2 Kings 19:35. The Lord gave me the groceries; he just used the devil to deliver them.”. Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible. and Vulg. I’ll never forget a poster I saw years ago. We were like them that dream - The Latin Vulgate and the Septuagint render this, “we were comforted.” The meaning is, “It seemed like a dream; we could hardly realize that it was so; it was so marvelous, so good, so full of joy, that we could scarcely believe it was real.” This state of mind is not uncommon, when, in sudden and overpowering joy, we ask whether it can be real; whether it is not all a dream. Their deliverance was from the Lord. To answer your good question, let’s read Psalm 126:1-6, … Arab. He who goes out weeping, carrying seed for sowing, "Commentary on Psalms 126:1". None could well believe that he had heard aright, and they looked on one another in wonder, like the empty show of a dream” (Livy, xxxiii. Great joy seems too good to be true. When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion - Margin, as in Hebrew, “returned the returning of Zion.” The Hebrew word which is rendered in the text captivity means properly return; and then, those returning. But what was all this in comparison to the salvation of Jesus? Please make your way in God’s Word to the 126th psalm. When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.” Psa. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream." INTRODUCTION: We are continuing in our study on the Psalms of Ascent, and our message series is called Stepping Stones to Gods Heart. Surely the hand of Almighty God is visible in those events. O that God may raise up some other deliverer to save these same cities with their inhabitants, from a worse yoke than ever was imposed upon them by the king of Macedon; and from a servitude which has now lasted three hundred years longer than the captivity of the Israelites in the empire of Babylon! The glories of my God and King, Multitudes from all Greece were there assembled; and the tidings produced nearly the same effect upon them, according to Livy, that the publication of the decree of Cyrus did on the Jews, according to what is here related by the psalmist. "Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary". "Commentary on Psalms 126:1". And it was true. BibliographyWesley, John. And every poor sinner, redeemed by Christ, may well take up the same language. 126 When the L ord s restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who t dream. "Commentary on Psalms 126:1". It ended in 537 B.C., when Cyrus the Great let the people go back to Judea. It was of a prison cell. "Commentary on Psalms 126:1". i., Aug. Confes. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/psalms-126.html. Psalm 126:1; Psalm 126:2–6. “O for a thousand tongues to sing --- God must be the principal agent, (Worthington) and all the glory must be given to Him. "[1] That rendition is, "When the Lord turned the captivity of Sion, we became as comforted ones. How signally has this prayer been thus far answered! But the return of the Jewish people from the Babylonish captivity, having been a miracle of such splendor as was sufficient to swallow up and confound all the thoughts of men, it compels us to own that it was a signal work of God. See Psalms 126:4, and the fundamental passage, Deuteronomy 30:2-3 ; Jeremiah 29:14; Ezekiel 16:53. So the idiomatic phrase is used, Psalms 53:6, a psalm of David, ages before the return from the Babylonian captivity; which, however, is doubtless the particular event here alluded to under the general phrase. Bernard). + At that time they said among the nations: “Jehovah has done great things for them.” + 3 Jehovah has done great things for us, + And we are overjoyed. When by this repetition the glad tidings were confirmed, there arose such a shout, accompanied with repeated clapping of hands, as plainly showed that of all good things none is so dear to the multitude as Liberty. like the streams in the Negev.”. (Muis) --- He was to undertake various important works during his reign, (Haydock) particularly the temple, at the dedication of which this might be sung. המעלות שׁיר Shiir hammangaloth.] Acts 12:9 (603 B.C.). But this is mere conjecture. Was he not the one who really engineered the whole business? “Surely you are dreaming” is a common saying. 1. Never before, in the whole history of the human race, had there ever been anything like this; and, we might add, there's never been anything like it since then! Mr. Mudge conjectures from the 4th verse, that it was written just at the juncture of the restoration, before it was fully completed. Israel, returned from Babylon, and suffering through the Samaritan foes, is hereby comforted. Constantinople was taken by the Turks in 1453; and since that time till the present, (October, 1822), three hundred and sixty-nine years have elapsed. To the naked eye, it’s a God-forsaken place. So the English version. The pilgrims went from blessing to blessing in their psalmody as they proceeded on their holy way. I love the way Michard Saward paraphrased this verse in our closing hymn. Copyright StatementJames Burton Coffman Commentaries reproduced by permission of Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfu/psalms-126.html. All Rightes Reserved, Larry Pierce, Winterbourne, Ontario.A printed copy of this work can be ordered from: The Baptist Standard Bearer, 1 Iron Oaks Dr, Paris, AR, 72855. -- A Song of Degrees. "Calvin's Commentary on the Bible". We were like them that dream] Tanta fuit liberationis admirabilitas, so admirable was the deliverance, that we could hardly believe it; as fearing the certainty, and yet hoping the truth. BibliographyCoke, Thomas. He’s led them back to the Promised Land. Children’s Sermons Verse 2: When God does something good for … We were delirious with delight. After two or three generations (some 70 years) of captivity in Babylon, they are suddenly on the way back to Jerusalem, just as God had promised. The triumphs of His grace! like the streams in the Negev. "Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers". 1. Now, whoever was the author of it, (88) whether one of the Levites or one of the Prophets, he affirms that the manner of their deliverance was too wonderful to be attributed to fortune, in order to lead the faithful to the conclusion that the prophecy of Jeremiah, which had assigned seventy years as the term of the captivity, was truly fulfilled. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bcc/psalms-126.html. 1685. We were like them that dream - The news was so unexpected that we doubted for a time the truth of it. 1 When the L ORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. xxxiii., Cyp. If this Psalm was written with a view to record the wonderful and gracious dealings of the Lord with his people, in delivering them from the Babylonish captivity, certain it is, that that event was as sudden and unexpected as a dream. Psalms 128:1-6.-The fear of God brings blessedness. The caption read: “Christ has made us free.” (Gal. After hoping and praying to be released for seventy long years, the people of Israel got to go home. To get what Psalm 126:1 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity. “When Yahweh brought back those who returned to Zion, The herald was again called, as each expressed the strongest desire not only to hear, but see the messenger of his own liberty: the herald, therefore, repeated the proclamation. It is impossible, of course, to determine the exact date of this psalm. May reap their sheaves with gladness, Would he devote that sacred head 1801-1803. "The Adam Clarke Commentary". Copyright StatementThese files are public domain and are a derivative of an electronic edition that is available on the Christian Classics Ethereal Library Website. “He breaks the power of canceled sin, No wonder they laughed and sang for joy. He writes, “O God, restore our nation; come, irrigate dry souls, like them that dream. He was free to go. It is more than likely that this Psalm hath a reference to some great event in the Church's history: and hence it hath been generally supposed to refer to the return of the people from Babylon. Not only are they on the .way back home, but the all-powerful Medo-Persian monarch Cyrus is financing their return, sponsoring and encouraging it in every way possible. The ancient versions render it captivity. Josephus gives this account of the edict of Cyrus. (2 Timothy 2:26). Psalms 128:5-6; Lamentations 3:1). You are SOOOOO helpful!”. See Isaiah 45:1-3, compared with Daniel 5:6-30. The Hebrew [ shiybaah (Hebrew #7870)] occurs only here. We had so much sunshine and warm weather, with a little fertilizer and lots of water, you could grow rocks. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain.Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. 3. a past act, Ps. 1874-1909. Joseph Benson's Commentary. Amen. To put it this way, you know when go into a travel agency and see all the posters of beautiful and exotic places to visit? A deserving family is chosen to receive a Habitat for Humanity house, and all the neighbors say it was a blessing from God. Christ died for the forgiveness of your sins that you might receive the promise of eternal life. The captives in that passage were primarily those whom the Devil had made "captive" to do his will. An illustration has been aptly produced in Livy’s description of the feelings of the Greeks when they heard at the Isthmian games (B.C. 1832. “The joy was too great for men to take it all in. The community, not merely the individual fearer of God, as in Psalms 127:1-5, is referred to (cf. and we are glad” (Psalm 126:2-3). Spiritual Meaning Of Dream About Prison/Jail (Prov 26:27) Psalm 126: 1 – 4: “When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 1599-1645. Epist. The old and infirmed were left to die. And our whole nature was in worse than Babylonish bondage, when God sent his Son to deliver us from darkness, and to bring us into his marvellous light; to bring us out of the prison house, and make us free. The Wisdom of Righteousness (126:5-6). BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. Barnes's Psalms 126:1 Bible Commentary When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion - Margin, as in Hebrew, "returned the returning of Zion." "Commentary on Psalms 126:1". Individually, the Psalms can be the source of great inspiration: “Yahweh is my shepherd; I shall lack nothing….” Collectively, they bear witness to God’s faithfulness in watching over the people of Israel through the trials and tribulations of life. 2 At that time our mouth was filled with laughter And our tongue with a joyful shout. After which, the Mohammedan troops were driven out of Greece and the Morea; so that the whole of Greece is cleared of its oppressors, and is now under its own government, protected by the above powers - March, 1829. 2. . Briggs placed it in the "Greek period, when the people longed for a return of prosperity. This refers to the testimony of the Gentile nations to the effect that they recognized the hand of God in what happened in Israel's resettlement in Canaan. 126:1; a prayer for YHWH to do it again, Ps. Vix satis se credere se quisque audisse: alii alios intueri mirabundi velut somnii vanam speciem: guod ad guemque pertineret, suarum aurium fidei minimum credentes, proximos interrogabant. Tension mounted by the moment as the world watched and waited. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bul/psalms-126.html. "Commentary on Psalms 126:1". https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tcc/psalms-126.html. Psalm 126 is known in scholarship as a “Song of Ascent” (shir ha-ma’alot in Hebrew) – chanted by happy pilgrims on their way up to the mountain-city of Jerusalem. Complicated as the tenses might be, Psalm 126 is another National Lament, a huge corporate prayer of the people asking for dreaming, for a revelation of God’s good future. Dream — We were so surprized and astonished. Amen! They were on their way down, safe and sound. "Commentary on Psalms 126:1". Cyrus was mentioned by name, between two and three hundred years before he was born, and declared to be God's anointed for opening the two-leaved gates, upon which occasion God would loose the loins of kings. Those who sow in tears will reap in joy. Yet, in the middle of the desert there are natural springs, and they’ve been the source of life for thousands of years for those who travel by foot. PSALM 126 OVERVIEW. (Read Psalm 126:1-3) It is good to observe how God's deliverances of the church are for us, that we may rejoice in them. Happy people to whom ever ascent was a song, every halt a hymn. GET YOUR FOUR FREE SAMPLES! which sense the word has in Job 39:4; and will be the case of the Jews, when they are converted; who will be recovered out of the sick state and condition in which they now are, and have all their diseases healed, and sins forgiven; yea, their conversion will be as life from the dead, a resurrection of them from their graves, Romans 11:15. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/psalms-126.html. (Calmet) --- It seems to refer to the times of the Messias. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/ebc/psalms-126.html. We fear that it is; we apprehend that it will all vanish away like a dream. The illustration is in Luke 24:41. --- It. The Turkish fleet has been attacked in the Bay of Navarino by the combined fleets of the above powers in October, 1827, under the command of the British Admiral, Sir Edward Codrington, and totally annihilated. It is with great propriety said, that the Lord turned again their captivity, for that Cyrus should dismiss such a number of captives without money and without price, should issue a decree for them to return to their own country, and to rebuild their city and temple, and especially that he should send them home laden with presents, Ezra 1:1-4 ; this was evidently the work of Jehovah, who only could thus turn the captivity of Zion. WHEN THE LORD RESTORED THE FORTUNES OF ZION (RSV). 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 for them. "We were like unto them that dream" (Psalms 126:1). According to Matthew Henry, it was likely written upon the return of the Israelites from Babylonian captivity. The church, celebrating and praising God for her return out of the Babylonian captivity, Psalms 126:1-3, prayeth him to perfect his work, and foretelleth the good success thereof, Psalms 126:4-6. "The 1599 Geneva Study Bible". The Psalms are the songs of Israel, and they come in a variety of shapes and sizes. For the title here we have selected the opening line of the RSV. Charles Wesley got it right when he penned the words. It is the normal word used for "repentance" (see Special Topic: Repentance in the OT) from the basic meaning … That those who sow in sadness "John Wesley's Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible". His blood availed for me.” Next time something nice happens to you – say, you get a windfall or receive an unexpected blessing – instead of saying, “Today’s my lucky day,” simply whisper this little prayer: “Thank you, Lord.”. 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