Psalms 126:5 meaning and explanation

Those who sow in tears will reap with shouts of joy.

Psalms 126:5, Berean Standard Bible

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The psalmist speaks to a community that has returned from exile in Babylon, remembering the joy of restoration and praying for the work still unfinished. Sowing seed was hard, uncertain labor, and tears here suggest grief and hardship, not just farming.

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