Restore Our Fortunes, O Lord

     126 A Song of Ascents.

     ¹  When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.

     ²  Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy;

     then they said among the nations, “The Lord has done great things for them.”

     ³  The Lord has done great things for us; we are glad.

     ⁴  Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like streams in the Negeb!

     ⁵  Those who sow in tears shall reap with shouts of joy!

     ⁶  He who goes out weeping, bearing the seed for sowing,

     shall come home with shouts of joy, bringing his sheaves with him.

     The Holy Bible: English Standard Version (Wheaton, IL: Crossway Bibles, 2016)