Mazmur 126:2

126:2 At that time we laughed loudly

and shouted for joy. ¹ 

At that time the nations said, ² 

“The Lord has accomplished great things for these people.”

Mazmur 126:6

126:6 The one who weeps as he walks along, carrying his bag ³  of seed,

will certainly come in with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves of grain. ⁴ 

[126:2]  ¹ tn Heb “then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with a shout.”

[126:2]  ² tn Heb “they said among the nations.”

[126:6]  ³ tn The noun occurs only here and in Job 28:18 in the OT. See HALOT 646 s.v. I מֶשֶׁךְ which gives “leather pouch” as the meaning.

[126:6]  ⁴ tn The Hebrew noun אֲלֻמָּה (’alummah, “sheaf”) occurs only here and in Gen 37:7 in the OT.

[126:6]  sn Verse 6 expands the image of v. 5. See the note on the word “harvest” there.