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The one who weeps as he walks along, carrying his bag[a] of seed,
will certainly come in with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves of grain.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 126:6 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.
  2. Psalm 126:6 tn The Hebrew noun אֲלֻמָּה (ʾalummah, “sheaf”) occurs only here and in Gen 37:7 in the OT.sn Verse 6 expands the image of v. 5. See the note on the word “harvest” there.

Those who go out weeping,(A)
    carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
    carrying sheaves with them.

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