Psa 126 | EE | STEP | This is a psalm for climbing. An army was attacking Zion. When the LORD turned them away, we were like people that were dreaming!

Psalms 126

I Dreamed a Dream (Daniel 2:3)

This is a psalm for climbing.

1 An army was attacking Zion.

When the LORD turned them away,

we were like people that were dreaming! ^{▼▼126:1 Verse 1: This verse fits the Sennacherib story better than the Cyrus story. ‘People that were dreaming’ means that people could not believe the good thing that God did for them! ‘Them’ is the army that God turned away.}

2 Then we laughed a lot.

And we shouted because we were so happy!

And people in other countries said to each other,

‘The LORD has done something wonderful for them!’ ^{▼▼126:2 Verse 2: When God does something good for his people, other people see it. This is still true for Christians as well as Jews. ‘Wonderful’ means ‘very, very lovely.’}

3 The LORD has done something wonderful for us

and we are very, very happy.

4 The LORD will give back again what we have lost.

It will be like water coming into a dry place where there is a lot of sand. ^{▼▼126:4 Verse 4: Water makes things grow in dry places. Then people can plant seeds, verses 5-6.}

5 People that are crying will go out and plant seeds.

Later they will sing as they pick the fruits.

6 Someone will go out crying, but with a basket of seeds.

He will come home laughing, with a lot of food. ^{▼▼126:6 Verses 5-6: When Sennacherib went away, the Jews could go into their fields. And then they could plant seeds. (Or, when they came home from Babylon, they could do this). Then the seeds would grow into fruit, and there would be much food!}