Ezr 3:12-13, Psa 126:5-6 | ESV | STEP | But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers ’ houses, old men who had seen the first house , wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house being laid, though many shouted aloud for joy ,

b[Ezra 6:22; Neh. 12:43; Jer. 31:9; Gal. 6:9]; See Hag. 2:3-9

Ezra 3:12-13

12 But many of the priests and Levites and heads of fathers’ houses, ^aold men who had seen the first house, wept with a loud voice when they saw the foundation of this house being laid, though many shouted aloud for joy, 13 so that the people could not distinguish the sound of the joyful shout from the sound of the people’s weeping, for the people shouted with a great shout, and the sound was heard far away.

Psalms 126:5-6

5 ^bThose who sow in tears
shall reap with shouts of joy!
6 He who goes out weeping,
bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
bringing his sheaves with him.