 WHEN the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. 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. The Lord hath done great...  The Scottish Christian Herald - Page 2201841Full view - About this book
 | 1834 - 514 pages
...were enlarged, and abundantly refreshed, then could she, with other beloved and valued members, sing " When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion,...filled with laughter. And our tongue with singing. The Lord hath done great things for us, whereof we are glad: They that sow in tears, shall reap in... | |
 | Charlotte Elizabeth Tonna - 1839 - 598 pages
...crackling of thorns under a pot— but the fulfilment of the prophetic word — " When the Lord turned back the Captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream...our tongue with singing : Then said they among the Gentiles, The Lord hath done great things for them ; yea, the Lord HATH done great things for us, whereof... | |
 | Friedrich Strauss - 1835 - 320 pages
...praise. The expression of their joy may still be heard in the 126th Psalm : When the Lord brought back the captivity of Zion We were like them that dream....tongue with singing. Then said they among the heathen, ' Jehovah hath done great things for them ;' Yea, Jehovah hath done great things for us, whereof we... | |
 | John Howe - 1835 - 662 pages
...looked (said they) for such a day as this ist" How sweet is a mercy that comes unknown, unlocked for ! " When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion,...filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing," Ps. cxxvi. 1, 2. God so provides in this matter, that nothing of the gust and sweetness of mercy shall... | |
 | William Butler - 2002 - 572 pages
...blessed God himself would ONE OF YOU SHALL CHASE A THOUSAND. 457 sanction laughter here. For, when He " turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Then was our mouth filled •yith laughter, and our tongue with singing." For. it was literally true in the Bazaars of Lucknow,... | |
 | John Phillips - 2001 - 712 pages
...(126:l-2a) At first the reality of the Lord's deliverance seemed like a dream. A. Deliverance (126:1) "When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream." Most dreams are like the mirage seen by a thirsty traveler as he plods across the sands. The oasis... | |
 | John C. Dancy - 2001 - 804 pages
...PSALMS 126, 127 Psalm 126 When the LORD turned again the captivity of Sion, then were we like unto them that dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter and our tongue with joy. Then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.' Yea, the LORD hath... | |
 | Lisa M. Gordis - 2003 - 321 pages
...we are glad. Praise ye the LORD!"41 Here, Mason is paraphrasing the first three verses of Psalm 126: "When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion,...singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad" (Ps.... | |
 | Lisa Belcher Hamilton - 2003 - 230 pages
...threatens you? Evening 126:1-4 When the LORD restored the fortunes ofZion, then were we like those who dream. Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy. Then they said among the nations, "Tlie LORD has done great things for them. " The LORD... | |
 | Bernard E. Northrup - 2003 - 477 pages
...seems to echo the exultant joyful cries of Israel in their final restoration to the land of Israel, "When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like those who were dreaming" (Psalm 126:1). This return from Israel's world- wide exile, at the end of... | |
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