Psalms 126:1

When Yahweh restored Zion's captives, it felt like a dream come true. It celebrates God's power to reverse His people's sorrow beyond their expectations.

Cross-references · 19

• Hos 6:11“Also, Judah, there is a harvest appointed for you, when I restore the fortunes of my people.
• Joel 3:1“For, behold, in those days, and in that time, when I restore the fortunes of Judah and Jerusalem,
• Jer 31:8–10Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the uttermost parts of the earth, along with the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her who travails with child together. They will return as a great company.
• Ps 85:1For the Chief Musician. A Psalm by the sons of Korah. Yahweh, you have been favorable to your land. You have restored the fortunes of Jacob.
• Acts 12:9And he went out and followed him. He didn’t know that what was being done by the angel was real, but thought he saw a vision.
• Ps 120:1A Song of Ascents. In my distress, I cried to Yahweh. He answered me.
• Ps 123:1A Song of Ascents. To you I do lift up my eyes, you who sit in the heavens.
• Ps 53:6Oh that the salvation of Israel would come out of Zion! When God brings back his people from captivity, then Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
• Ps 124:1A Song of Ascents. By David. If it had not been Yahweh who was on our side, let Israel now say,
• Ps 125:1A Song of Ascents. Those who trust in Yahweh are as Mount Zion, which can’t be moved, but remains forever.
• Job 42:10Yahweh turned the captivity of Job, when he prayed for his friends. Yahweh gave Job twice as much as he had before.
• Ps 121:1A Song of Ascents. I will lift up my eyes to the hills. Where does my help come from?
• Ps 122:1A Song of Ascents. By David. I was glad when they said to me, “Let’s go to Yahweh’s house!”
• Luke 24:41While they still didn’t believe for joy, and wondered, he said to them, “Do you have anything here to eat?”
• Ezra 1:1–11Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that Yahweh’s word by Jeremiah’s mouth might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,
• Acts 12:14–16When she recognized Peter’s voice, she didn’t open the gate for joy, but ran in, and reported that Peter was standing in front of the gate.
• Job 9:16If I had called, and he had answered me, yet I wouldn’t believe that he listened to my voice.
• Luke 24:11These words seemed to them to be nonsense, and they didn’t believe them.
• Mark 16:11When they heard that he was alive, and had been seen by her, they disbelieved.

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