Psalm 126
1 When the Lord turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
1 When the Lord turned again the captivity of Sion, * then were we like unto | them that | dream. ||
2 Then was our mouth filled with | laughter, • and our | tongue with | joy. ||
2 Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath done great things for them.
3 The Lord hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
3 Then said they among the heathen, The Lord hath | done great | things for • them. ||
4 Yea, the Lord hath done great things for us al- | ready; • where- | of • we re- | joice. ||
4 Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as the streams in the south.
5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
5 Turn our captivity, O Lord, as the | rivers • in the | south. ||
6 They that sow in | tears shall | reap in | joy. ||
6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.
7 He that now goeth on his way weeping, and beareth | forth good | seed, ||
shall doubtless come again with | joy, and | bring his | sheaves • with him. ||
About the Pointing
The text of the Coverdale Psalter follows the 1928 American Book of Common Prayer. The pointing, suitably adapted, is taken from Charles Macpherson, Edward C. Bairstow, and Percy C. Buck, The English Psalter (Novello & Co., 1925).