Psalms 126:6 meaning and explanation

He who goes out weeping, bearing a trail of seed, will surely return with shouts of joy, carrying sheaves of grain.

Psalms 126:6, Berean Standard Bible

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The psalmist pictures a farmer carrying seed to a field, weeping as he goes, then returning with harvested grain and shouts of joy. In context, the community has returned from exile in Babylon and is still rebuilding, so the image speaks to present hardship set against hoped-for restoration.

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