Chapter Text
126:1 When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
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.
126:3 The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
126:4 Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.
126:5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
126:6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
Study Lenses
The verse centers on "lord", "turned", "again", "captivity", "zion", "like", "dream", and "mouth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "lord" and "turned", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.
The local KJV text gives this verse as the immediate unit, so "lord" and "turned" carries the first interpretive weight. In Psalms context, the local focus is worship, trust, the LORD's kingship, and covenant mercy.
A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "lord" and "turned" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.