BibliographyBarnes, Albert. The Jews knew what God had done by the edict of Cyrus. Those, certainly, may rejoice in benefits received whose consciences only testify to them of judgments deserved. I. Copyright StatementThe New John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible Modernised and adapted for the computer by Larry Pierce of Online Bible. 1865-1868. They must take advantage of it. 4 God only opened the way, and constrained them to walk in it. "Commentary on Psalms 126:3". 1870. Psalms 126:3. The Gospels tell us that He went to the mountain to pray, but the Psalms give us His prayer. Psalms 126:2 : Psalms 126:4 >> The Berean: Daily Verse and Comment Sign up for the Berean: Daily Verse and Comment, and have Biblical truth delivered to your inbox. As regards our country. ), Christian gratitude for the goodness of God: -, III. BibliographyClarke, Adam. Psalms 126:3 The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bcc/psalms-126.html. When the Lord restored the fortunes of#:1 Or Lord brought back the captives to Zion,we were like those who dreamed.#:1 Or those restored to health Our mouths were filled Psalm 31:19 Oh how great is thy goodness, which thou hast laid up for them that fear thee; which thou hast wrought for them that trust in thee before the sons of men! 1905-1909. Where is such freedom and peace enjoyed? Sign up for an account to try it FREE for 30 days. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tbi/psalms-126.html. 5. 1857. The theme of restoration that began with Psalm 80 in Advent 1, and Psalm 85 in Advent 2, is continued this week in Psalm 126. 2. The first part of the psalm—the absolutely pure joy-song—here ends; and the second part—the mixed joy and sorrow—begins. Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; Heavenly Father, we thank You that You are a God that keeps Your promises to us, even when we prove faithless. Psalm 126 is the seventh in a cycle of psalms known as the Songs of Ascent (Psalms 120-137). Mackey.). The fact propounded. These psalms trace the upward ascent of our heart to Gods heart, but its not smooth sailing all the way. (Read Psalm 126:1-3) It is good to observe how God's deliverances of the church are for us, that we may rejoice in them. This is the New *Covenant, or as our Bibles call it, the *New Testament. Sermon Psalm 126:1-8 Too Good To Be True? 2. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jtc/psalms-126.html. Nebuchadnezzar (Daniel 4:30); Herod (Acts 12:21; Acts 12:23). 1832. Learn about subscriptions Study Bibles. We were vile--we are made pure. If this is understood of the returning Hebrews - coming back from the captivity in Babylon - all must see how appropriate is the language; if it be applied to a sinner returning to God, it is no less suitable, for there is nothing that so fills the mind with joy as a true conversion to God. Psalms 126:3. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/jfu/psalms-126.html. Mourn your ingratitude and forgetfulness. Whereof we are glad. Copyright StatementThese files are public domain.Text Courtesy of BibleSupport.com. Then it was said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them." 3. "Commentary on Psalms 126:3". We see it; we feel it; we acknowledge it. The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. “For us.”. Note the personality of the statement. What is stated in Psalms 126:3 is that Israel itself joined the chorus of the Gentile nations in praising God for the mighty things done upon behalf of the Chosen People. Psalms 126:6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. The LORD has done great things for us; whereof we are glad. Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary 126:1-3 It is good to observe how God's deliverances of the church are for us, that we may rejoice in them. Let the redeemed of the Lord say so, speaking good of his name. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/tsk/psalms-126.html. II. And certainly what they say is true: we acknowledge and are glad of the great benefits which the Lord hath conferred on us. The work of redemption is a great thing of itself; the produce of great wisdom; the effect of great love; procured at a great price, for great sinners, by a great Saviour; and is not only a deliverance from sin, Satan, and the law; but contains many great and glorious blessings in it, as justification, remission of sins, adoption, and eternal life; whereof we are glad; that those great things are done without us, finished by the Redeemer himself; that they are so great and glorious, so rich and plenteous, so full and free, and suitable to us; and done for us sinners of the Gentiles, so unworthy of them, who are by nature children of wrath as others. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/geb/psalms-126.html. The Biblical Illustrator. What are you expecting in the future? Verse 5. Whereof we are glad - It fills our souls with joy. This verse is the marrow of the whole psalm, occasioned by the return of God's people out of Babel's captivity into their own country. Psalm 126 A Harvest of Joy. An integrated digital Bible study library - including complete notes from the Believer's Bible Commentary and the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible (NIV and NRSV) - is just a step away! Biblical Commentary (Bible study) Psalm 126 EXEGESIS: CONTEXT: This psalm is composed of two sections: Verses 1-3 speak of a wondrous, joyful time "when Yahweh brought back those who returned to Zion." Go to. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. BibliographyTorrey, R. A. God is at the head of all our affairs. A. I. How can we, for whom the Lord has done great things, most properly express our joy, and most profitably evince our gratitude? Do we not often tempt God to take away our privileges and to deprive us of our mercies? Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. Joseph Benson's Commentary. Homes, friends, food, sustenance, health, etc. To praise for God's favor to His people is added a prayer for its continued manifestation. Psa 126:3. Psalms 126:3 Context. (4-6) 1-3 It is good to observe how God's deliverances of the church are for us, that we may rejoice in them. ), In most of the reviews of Mr. Morley’s “Life of Gladstone” attention has been called to the fact that whilst the whole work is a literary masterpiece, the third volume is far above the two previous ones in picturesque and stirring power. Psalm 126:1-6 The Greatest Future Is Yet to Come is a sermon about letting go of the past, taking inventory of the present and looking to the future. 3 The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/acc/psalms-126.html. But I see not why they may not be thought to be the words of those among the Heathens continued; declaring that the great things done were not for the Jews only, but for them also; as the great redemption by Christ is of persons out of every tongue, people, and nation; for he is the propitiation, not for the Jews only, but for the sins of the whole world; and having this in view, thus they express themselves. A song of ascents. 1 (A Song of degrees.) What is stated in Psalms 126:3 is that Israel itself joined the chorus of the Gentile nations in praising God for the mighty things done upon behalf of the Chosen People. Greater things than we expected. BibliographyGill, John. Psalm 66:5,6 Come and see the works of God: he is terrible in his doing toward the children of men…, LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct, Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular, Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural, OT Poetry: Psalm 126:3 Yahweh has done great things for us (Psalm Ps Psa.) O how happy are we! We were far away--but are now brought nigh. Psalm 126:3, KJV: "The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad." A. (Helps for the Pulpit.). A Song of Ascents. (1-3) Those yet in captivity are encouraged. When the L ord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream. Every one whom God has spared may warrantably believe that he has been spared for purposes of mercy. 1 When the LORD brought back the captives to Zion, we were like men who dreamed. Praying through Psalm 126:3 . And how ought redemption from the wrath to come, from the power of sin and of Satan, to be valued! "The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge". When the Lord, &c.—The joy of those returned from Babylon was ecstatic, and elicited the admiration even of the heathen, as illustrating God's great power and goodness. 4. "Commentary on Psalms 126:3". The first part of the psalm - the absolutely pure joy-song - here ends; and the second part - the mixed joy and sorrow - begins. As regards our religious privileges. "The Adam Clarke Commentary". Abilene Christian University Press, Abilene, Texas, USA. God has done His part in all this, and if our eternal happiness is not assured the fault is ours, not His. 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. There is more in his redemption, his conversion, his peace and joy, than they do or can perceive, and with emphasis he himself will say, “The Lord has done great things for me.”. This gladness implies--. Deus nobis haec otia fecit, "God alone has given us this enlargement.". In other words, its not all, all, all the way up all the time. We have seen how these Psalms operate in groups of three a psalm of trouble, followed by a psalm of trust, followed by a psalm of triumph. Wherefore we take this Psalm to be a prophecy of the redemption that should come by Jesus Christ, and the publishing of the gospel, whereby the kingdom of Christ is advanced, and death and the devil with all the powers of darkness are vanquished. As you read Psalm 126, remember that the *Jews’ return to their country is a picture for us. That which we have for ourselves seen, tasted, and handled is the part of our testimony that tells and brings conviction to others. Psalm 126:3, NASB: "The LORD has done great things for us; We are glad." A joyful statement. What is stated in Psalms 126:3 is that Israel itself joined the chorus of the Gentile nations in praising God for the mighty things done upon behalf of the Chosen People. (H. O. Those returned out of captivity are to be thankful. Check out these helpful resources Biblical Commentary Sermons Children's Sermons Hymn Lists Psalm 126:1-8 Too Good To Be True? I. "They that sow in tears shall reap in joy." Psalms 126:3 The LORD hath done great things for us; [whereof] we are glad. Psalm 126 1 Psalm 126 A song of ascents. https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/rbc/psalms-126.html. These words are generally supposed to be the words of the Jews, taking up those of the Gentiles, and confirming them; acknowledging that the Lord had done great things for them indeed; which, had they not owned, they would have been exceeding ungrateful; had they been silent concerning them, the stones would have cried out, and the very Heathens condemned them. No entry exists in Forerunner Commentary for Psalms 126:3. INTRODUCTION: We are continuing in our study on the Psalms of Ascent, and our message series is called Stepping Stones to Gods Heart. THE PSALM OF THE SOWING SAINT Psalm 126:1-6 THE PSALM OF THE SOWING SAINT Intro: From Psalm 120 and continuing to Psalm 134, these Psalms are called “Songs of Degrees.” Psalm 126 is the seventh of these fifteen. 1. 1-3. The Lord hath done great things for us - All that the people around us say is true. "The New John Gill Exposition of the Entire Bible". When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. "[8] However, we are delighted that the same author candidly admitted that such an interpretation requires, "Reading into the text more than is warranted."[9]. 1. Ps 126:1-6. The events it records took place under the writer’s own eye, and in them he took a prominent part, and this has given an ease, a freedom, and a force of description that no secondhand reports or most reliable documents can give. He has made us free if we love and obey Jesus! ; Fausset, A. R.; Brown, David. (The Study. Anticipate the time when you shall be made eternally glad. The Lord hath done great things] q.d. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. Psalm 126 Commentary by Brad Boyles. Psalm 126 – Amazed at God’s Work This psalm is titled A Song of Ascents. 1871-8. 4. This almost certainly refers to the miraculous return of … Christian Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools. The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. Upgrade, and get the most out of your new account. We praise You for the exceedingly great things that You have done for us in the past and we thank You that even when we prove faithless You remain faithful. It is a shame, then, for us not to say so, much more; and, by a holy avarice, to take the praises out of their mouths, who are no sharers in it, but spectators only. Psalms 126:4 https:https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/bnb/psalms-126.html. A proverbial expression, encouraging faith in prayer put up … Psalms 126:5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Learn More. The Lord hath done great things for us - We acknowledge the hand of our God. 3 The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad. "Commentary on Psalms 126:3". BibliographyCoffman, James Burton. BibliographyJamieson, Robert, D.D. All other rights reserved. And how ought redemption from the wrath to … Restore our fortunes, LORD, like streams in the Negev. This sentence, in my opinion, ought not less to be extended to the future than understood of the past.The carrying away of the Jews into Babylon was to them as a seed-time; (94) God having, by the prophecy of Jeremiah, encouraged them to hope for the harvest. BibliographyTrapp, John. Dr. Philip W. McLarty If you've been away for 1. Verse 4 The Lord hath done great things for us, etc. Try it free for 30 days. As regards our individual wants. Whole Psalm. --Thomos Stint, in An Exposition on Psalms 124-126, 1621. Psalm 126A song of ascents. “Whereof we are glad.” These Jews had been deprived of their privileges for some considerable period, and then, in the desolation of their spirits and in the misery of their servitude, they began to realize the mercies they had so thanklessly enjoyed. All Rightes Reserved, Larry Pierce, Winterbourne, Ontario.A printed copy of this work can be ordered from: The Baptist Standard Bearer, 1 Iron Oaks Dr, Paris, AR, 72855. For these great things we rejoice and give thanks. Psalm 126:3 Commentaries Jump to Previous (T. Dale, M. "What the heathen said was true—the Lord hath indeed done great things for us." We wish it were, but its not. This song likely was composed after the exile, in wondrous gratitude for God’s restoration, and in prayer for a furtherance of that work. Songs of Ascent would be sung as pilgrims made their way up the mountain to Jerusalem to worship or celebrate special holy days, remembering the restoration of Zion and … We are glad - This is a mere burst of ecstatic joy. II. And like the psalmist in the Psalms of Ascent, we m… 3. III. A surrounding world may see in the conversion of a man, in his being turned from sin, in the influence of religion upon him, in his comfort, calmness, and peace, that “the Lord has done great things” for him; but he himself, while he responds most fully to what they say, will see this more clearly than they do. Finding the new version too difficult to understand? "Commentary on Psalms 126:3". Psalms 126:4 Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south. Ver. Greater things than we knew. PSALM 126. "Coffman Commentaries on the Old and New Testament". BibliographyExell, Joseph S. "Commentary on "Psalms 126:3". Commentary for Psalms 126 . Used by Permission. It is the seventh in the series of 15 songs for pilgrims coming to Jerusalem. 2. Chapter 126 It was with reference to some great and surprising deliverance of the people of God out of bondage and distress that this psalm was penned, most likely their return out of Babylon in Ezra’s time. Psalm 18:50 Great deliverance giveth he to his king; and sheweth mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed for evermore. The Lord hath done great things for us — And we should be very ungrateful if we did not thankfully acknowledge it, and praise him for the singular benefits, which excite even the wonder of strangers; for the Lord hath not only restored our liberty, but manifested the greatness of his power in affecting this our deliverance; whereof we are glad — Which justly fills us with joy and triumph. As regards our spiritual welfare. Psalm 126:3 Parallel Verses [⇓ See commentary ⇓] Psalm 126:3, NIV: "The LORD has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy." The Lord hath done great things for us. Many will not give God the glory. Psalm 126:3, ESV: "The LORD has done great things for us; we are glad." ), Grateful acknowledgment of Divine goodness, I. 3. 1983-1999. Where is there country so fair or land so fertile as ours? These words have been made the basis for, "Interpreting the psalm as a sort of Lenten liturgy, preparatory to the New Year. 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