The testimony of Isaiah 25:9 should be our testimony: “Surely this is our God; we trusted in him, and he saved us. The Rejoicing Reaper . If you are going through a challenging time right now, I trust that his psalm will speak to your heart this morning. The harvest awaits. In prayer we remember what God has done. He was the father of Jesse, the father of David.” (Ruth 4:16-17) God restored her joy, and they no longer called her Mara, but Naomi again. By Ray Fowler. We read these heartbreaking words in Psalm 137: “By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. Words in boxes are from the Bible. Intro: Ill.    – Lamentations 3:22-23, So that’s the first thing we learn from our psalm this morning – marvel at how God has helped you in the past. Psalm 126:6 "He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves [with him]." We see this in life all the time. But then the psalmist makes a turn. Last week we looked at Psalm 125 which was the first song of Zion in the Psalms of Ascent, and we saw that Zion is a common theme throughout the remainder of these psalms. 1 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, * we were like those who dream. 2 Click here for more messages from the book of, The difference between the 1st and 2nd commandments. The psalm basically has two stanzas with two main ideas. There is a time for sowing and a time for reaping. Though the Israelites have returned to their homeland, they fear for their harvest. (4-6) This is a psalm that we need during times of crisis. Change ), You are commenting using your Facebook account. Feel free to hit the comments button on any post and join the discussion. Consider - I. Thanks for visiting! PSALM 126 MEANING VERSE BY VERSE. Know that God will turn your sorrow into joy. They are both examples of God working but in different ways. Here the trustor becomes a sower: faith works by love, obtains a present bliss, and secures a harvest of delight. Grass and flowers would spring forth suddenly almost overnight. And in the same way revival is something only God can do. Given these multiple contexts, one will find many helpful commentaries at Working Preacher, each making distinctive contributions to our understanding of its message. When God rescued Peter from jail in the New Testament, it felt like a dream to him. Weeping may endure for the night, but joy comes in the morning. We now turn to the second image we have in this section of the psalm. You are permitted and encouraged to reproduce and distribute this message provided that you do not alter the wording in any way and that you do not charge a fee beyond the cost of reproduction. Psalm 125. God had worked a great deliverance for them in the past. You can also check out the Top Posts page to get a feel for the site. So hard. They needed to rebuild the temple and rebuild the walls. I went away full, but the Lord has brought me back empty.” (Ruth 1:20-21) Her name “Naomi” meant “pleasant,” but life was not pleasant for her right now. It tells you that God will turn your sorrow to joy and your tears to laughter. Psalm 126:5-6 THE PASSION AND THE PROMISE. The pilgrims went from blessing to blessing in their psalmody as they proceeded on their holy way. – Ezra 1:1-4; Job 42:10; Acts 12:9-11, When God delivers you big time, it can feel like you’re in a dream. There are moments in life that feel profoundly like divine restoration. 1 When Yahweh brought back those who returned to … When you wake up each morning to tears, and you go to bed each evening with tears, it is difficult to see your way forward. A farmer may weep due to the drudgery of his labor, but after the ground has been tilled, the seed planted and the harvested brought in, the same farmer returns from the same field rejoicing in the fruit he has received. Did you catch that in the text? Look at verse 4 where the psalmist prays: “Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like streams in the Negev.” (Psalm 126:4) That word “restore” is the same word that is translated “brought back” in verse one. Welcome! They were in shock. Just like that, God had delivered them. A farmer may weep due to the drudgery of his labor, but after the ground has been tilled, the seed planted and the harvested brought in, the same farmer returns from the same field rejoicing in the fruit he has received. How can you sing when you are held captive in a foreign land? Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” I experienced a similar feeling when the Lord led us back here to Plantation Community Church. Restore Our Fortunes, O Lord A Song of Ascents. If the pagans nations could give glory to God for what he had done, we better do our job too! Psalm 126 is one of a collection of poems (Psalms 120-134) known as the “Songs of Ascents.” These most likely did not all originate from a single source or for some unified purpose, but were rather collected together for some common use While interpreters cannot be one-hundred percent sure, the best guess is that the psalms of ascents were collected together in order for the faithful to use when they … 2) Know that God will turn your sorrow into joy. Change ), You are commenting using your Twitter account. What God had done for Israel was so great that even their enemies praised God. Hope has been realized, and people are rejoicing. Intro: Ill. Psalm 126 is one of a collection of poems (Psalms 120-14) known as the “Songs of Ascents.” These poems most likely did not all originate from a single source or for … Continue reading "Commentary on Psalm 126" Jesus went to the cross weeping, carrying seed to sow, and he returned from the dead with resurrection songs of joy, carrying sheaves of believers with him. << Psalm 126 >> ©2002-2020 SermonIndex.net These Israelites, returning to their land, were like those who dream, bursting with uncontainable joy. This verse expands on the image of verse 5 and focuses on the sower going forth to work and eventually returning with the harvest in his hands. When you are drowning in tears and sorrow, you sometimes wonder if you will ever laugh again. While she was getting her blindfold on, we slowly removed all of the apples from the pail. 1 When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, * we were like those who dream. And then trust God to do it again. Verse 1:-. Isaiah prophesied it. He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. The return from captivity for Israel was something only God could do. 6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. 2. One in which all the nations might proclaim, “The Lord has done great things for us.”  I wonder what that will look like? And then suddenly, God made his plan clear. 1 (A Song of degrees.) Psalm 126 says you will! I think of Abraham’s wife, Sarah, in the Old Testament. Note: This sermon is the third in a series you can continue through Advent. The Context of this Psalm. The problem with restoration is having to go through the desperation that calls it forth. II. It was too good to be true. Psalm 126 – Amazed at God’s Work. Psalm 126-- Psalm 126-- Schuyler Rhodes-- 2009 There's nothing quite as wonderful as looking at an old car that's been restored to its former luste Lent 5 -- Psalm 126 -- James Evans, Stan Purdum, Carlos Wilton -- Fifth Sunday in Lent - C -- 2006 It couldn’t have happened, and yet it did! ... but you can end it on the 4th Sunday of Advent if you do not have a children’s sermon on Christmas Eve. In fact, he actually thought it was a dream. These are people who have cried out, “Come to us, O Lord, and restore our freedom.”  The problem with restoration is having to go through the desperation that calls it forth. Commentary for Psalms 126 . I will pray for you tonight–that you will know that God sees you and your family, and that He knows. C. Glory to God and joy for us The first image points to a work that is all of God – sudden and undeserved blessing. The women living there said, ‘Naomi has a son.’ And they named him Obed. And then suddenly, Cyrus, the new king, made a proclamation allowing all the Jews to go home. Having described that dream in the first half of the psalm, now in the second half the psalm begins to model the surprising contrast of being restored. Sowing in tears is difficult. Now, please, let us read again the text of today’s sermon, Psalm 126.5-6: 5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. Joy is all over this psalm, which is ironic when you consider it is one of the psalms of trouble. Please include the following statement on any distributed copies: (Ezra 1:1-4). Psalm 126. God will turn your sorrow to joy and your tears to laughter. The first way is when God works suddenly and unexpectedly. Psalms 126:6. MINISTRY OF SERMONAUDIO The Paperback Bible presents the Bible by the Book and is designed to be portable, readable, and truly personal with ample margins for notations. One that causes, once and for all, our mouths to be filled with laughter and our tongues to over flow with shouts of joy. Lamentations 3:22-23 says: “Because of the Lord’s great love we are not consumed, for his compassions never fail. I wonder what that would be like for the nations, a collection of people who do not believe in the same god, and who often battled each other for power and control, to say the same thing to one another, “The Lord has done great things.”  I imagine it is something like last year when the whole world was crowded around computer screens and televisions just to see that first Chilean miner brought to the surface of the earth. As it was, the post-exilic community never saw Jesus. ————————- Hello and welcome to RayFowler.org. This is the first psalm in a new group of three, so we are back to another psalm of trouble. Verses 1-2 are in the past tense. What If We Already Lived Together Before Marriage? Psalm 126 - NIV: When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. Gladness and joy will overtake them, and sorrow and sighing will flee away.” (Isaiah 51:11), When I read this psalm I think of Naomi in the book of Ruth who sowed many tears. 5 Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy. Look at verses 1-3: “When the Lord brought back the captives to Zion, we were like men who dreamed. and Johnny Hart, The Psalms of Ascent – Stepping Stones to God’s Heart, A Theology of Google, Facebook, Amazon and Twitter, “The ordinary so extraordinary” by Madeleine L’Engle. 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.. 4 Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south. To begin with, “Restore our fortunes, O Lord” (Psalms 126:4) mirrors the description that runs from Psalms 126:1-3of fortunes restored. Fill in your details below or click an icon to log in: You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. I was even in process of writing an article titled, “In Between Churches, or Out of the Ministry?” Because we didn’t know. One of our traditions is bobbing for apples. Psalm 126 expresses the themes of redemption and joy and gratitude to God. Psalm 126. In other words, it’s not all, all, all the way up all the time. In our time this has been dubbed the Great Aussie Dream. Somebody pinch me, I must be dreaming! One of the things that Australian people desire above all is to have a place they can call their own. God will turn your tears to joy. This psalm is titled A Song of Ascents. We live in a time and a place, when something like harvesting food rarely causes any of us to shout for joy. Desperation is the scene now. Download sheet music, Responsorial Psalm 126: Download Ps. Their tormentors demanded songs of joy, but they just sat by the waters of Babylon and wept. Psalm 126. 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. It’s the difference between God’s miracles and God’s providence. What this will look like? For example, if you are ill, you should pray for healing, but you should also go to the doctor and take the appropriate medications. I will continue to look for moments of divine restoration happening around us, though they are fleeting. That is told us in the first half of the text. The people had settled down. ” (Psalm 126:1–3, NKJV) 1. SermonAudio.com - Psalm 126 Sermons. If you are a believer this morning, you are part of his glorious harvest. We wish it were, but it’s not. Psalm 126 is a song that looks back to when the captives returned to Jerusalem following their long exile in Babylon. There mouths were overflowing with laughter and their tongues were shouting for joy. When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dreamed. The first image was streams in the Negev. 126. Now, my niece Lilly, who was 3 years old at the time, was unwilling to do any activity that seemed messy or dirty….such as shoving your face into a bucket of water filled with apples. (Revelation 14:13) II. And then notice that after the nations give glory to God, so also does Israel. Which he sows in tears. 3. Psalm 126 December 6, 2015 “Repentant Joy” Grace, mercy, and peace from God our Father and from our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. But now by an amazing work of God they were suddenly back in Zion. Verses 1-3 are triumphant. So first of all, marvel at how God has helped you in the past. 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. If you restore a friendship, it is because it was once broken. So pray for God’s full restoration and blessing. There is a more complete picture of Him in the Psalms than in the Gospels. Keep Awake. 2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then it was said among the nations, ‘The Lord has done great things for them.’ 3 The Lord has done great things for us, and we rejoiced. Restore our fortunes, LORD, like streams in the Negev. The master left a message for the servant telling him that the bag would always be full as long as he remembered four magic words. The captives were back in Jerusalem, but there was still much work to be done. And then 3) Commit yourself to the Lord and continue to do good. He shed many tears of his own during his life on earth. Psalm 126. Spiritually dry and parched? The text that I have chosen for this morning’s sermon is Psalm 126, our Introit for this morning. These people, Israel, were freed, but because they were once enslaved. Change ), Sunday, December 18 – Sermon on Luke 1:26-38, Sunday, December 13th, 2020 – The Advent Dreamers, a sermon on Psalm 126, Sunday, November 29th, 2020 – The Advent Blues, a sermon for the First Sunday of Advent, Sunday, November 8th, 2020 – You Have What You Need. As the popular Christmas carol says, it is the most wonderful time of the year. That’s what this first image of “streams in the Negev” means. Psalm 127:1: Unless the Lord builds the house, They labor in vain who build it; The Great Australian Dream. Schuyler Rhodes. There were stations along the way where the pilgrims could stop for rest and refreshment. Suddenly, we are sighing, “Come to us, O Lord, we are in need of restoration once again.” It seems to me that the life of faith is one of being restored but than needing restoration yet again. In God’s time your sorrow will be lifted, and God will fill your mouth with laughter and songs of joy. For seventy years they endured exile in a foreign land. It is an essential quality of prayer throughout the Scripture. Intro: Beginning with Psalm 120 and continuing to Psalm 134, these Psalms are called “Songs of Degrees.” They were sung by the pilgrims who were traveling to Jerusalem to keep the various feasts days on the religious calendar of Israel. The psalm selected for the Twenty First Sunday after Pentecost, for those traditions and congregations that do not observe Reformation Sunday, is Psalm 126. Psalm 30:5 says: “Weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning.” (Psalm 30:5) There has never been a sunset yet that was not followed by a sunrise! Come to us as you have before so that we might be filled with laughter and joy yet again. It was like a dream come true. They will enter Zion with singing; everlasting joy will crown their heads. You begin to lose hope. Sermon October 7, 2018 Thanksgiving The Rev. It is a much needed reminder of how God brings us from tears to joy. The Passion Translation (TPT) The Passion Translation®. Website: http://www.rayfowler.org. Psalm 126 PSALMS OF ASCENTS The product is one of the grandest, most eloquent lyrical prayers in the Psalter. Two things stand out about this verse: When Cyrus the Great ended their exile, the people of Israel didn’t praise Cyrus, they praised God … So let’s look at the psalm together. Psalm 129 is all about persevering through pain, and it is one of the more striking of the psalms of trouble. First of all, pray for God’s full restoration and blessing. 3. Then you need to pray for God to restore you. The church called, we prayed, the Lord led, and suddenly I found myself pastoring the church where we had raised our kids. SermonAudio.com - Psalm 126 Sermons. Commit yourself to the Lord and continue to do good. And it is what I think can be so frustrating about God and Faith. Which he sows in tears. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.” ), We all go through hard times, and sometimes when you are in the thick of sorrow, it feels like it will never end. Psalm 126. He restored Job and made him prosperous again. While the song … Psalm 126:5-6 can be tough scriptures to hold on to in hope, when faced with joblessness, or sickness, or unthinkable tragedies, or depression. Yet I have borne him a son in his old age.” (Genesis 21:6-7) Who would have said that Sarah would nurse children? Whole Psalm. If you have ever watch a young child discover his or her own sense of humor, than you know the profound sense of joy it can bring. And I swear, you could almost see her start to realize, “Oh, we are putting silly things in the water for Auntie Lauren!”  Suddenly, Lilly rushes her little body into the living room and rushes back, giggling her heart out as she struggles to hold up her contribution to the water…..a shoe. It didn’t seem real at first. Pray for God’s full restoration and blessing. Monique's phylactery contains verse 5 of Psalm 126 in Latin, for Monique long prayed for the conversion to Christianity of her son Augustine. They had suffered so much, and now they suddenly found themselves back in their homeland, back in Jerusalem, back in the beloved city of God. Words in boxes are from the Bible. She lost her husband and both of her sons. The second image is that of sowing tears. Its use in the psalm also s uggests an event as dramatic as the return from exile. Sunday, December 11 – Sermon on Psalm 126. It was all they knew. It didn’t seem possible. Though other chapters of Scripture document remnant Israel returning from Babylonian captivity, the Psalms give us the song that they sang to God. The captives experienced great sorrow and mourning in exile. What do you do when you are walking through a time of sorrow? It tells us that times of trouble and sorrow do not last. It tells you that times of trouble and sorrow do not last. Psalm 126:6 "He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves [with him]." Psalm 126:3(NASB) Verse Thoughts Imagine your country being conquered, your homes destroyed, your possessions taken and you, along with every member of your family being led away captive, into a foreign land for 70 years. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord, for they enjoy rest from their labors. It’s a psalm that offers you hope when you are in the midst of trouble and tears. "Psalm 126 is a community song of trust or confidence that skillfully employs metaphor to proclaim God as the one who brings joy out of sorrow, laughter out of tears, and good out of evil." Psalm 126: A Psalm of Ascents: From Out of Weeping Comes Great Joy When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, ... Sermons.com provides sermon illustrations, sermons, powerpoint and worship resources, and children's sermons & bulletins. In fact the word “Negev” actually means “dry or parched.” But in the winter and spring, rains could suddenly send waters rushing through the desert. The Psalms of Ascent | Stepping Stones to God’s Heart, “The LORD has done great things for us!” (Psalm 126:3). The psalmist begins by remembering the past, “When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion.”  And right there, immediately we should say to ourselves, “Oh, these are people who know desperation.”  Their fortune has been restored, because it once was missing. That’s what we see in verses 2-3: “Then it was said among the nations, ‘The Lord has done great things for them.’ 3 The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy.” (Psalm 126:2-3), “It was said among the nations.” What God did for Israel was so amazing that even the surrounding nations had to sit up and take notice of what God had done and give God the glory. Commentary, Psalm 126, Rev. Mistaken Notions of Joy. EVANGELISM . But it was real. Their vineyards and farmlands had been left largely untended for fifty years, so it took massive effort and a long time to restore them. But when we come to the last chapter of the book, her daughter-in-law Ruth gives birth to a son and brings him to Naomi. Look at verse 6: “He who goes out weeping, carrying seed to sow, will return with songs of joy, carrying sheaves with him.” (Psalm 126:6). Change ), You are commenting using your Google account. If you are new here, be sure to subscribe by email or feed reader so that you don't miss any future posts. Last year, my wife, Lauren, and I celebrated Halloween with my sister-in-law, her husband, and their two daughters. If you restore a friendship, it is because it was once broken. But the psalmist continues, “When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion, we were like those who dream.”  They were like Jacob, who, though he had no place else to lay his head but a stone, dreamed of angels of God and heard the promise, “Know that I am with you and will keep you wherever you go.”  Bursting into spontaneous and uncontrollable joy, Jacob woke up from the dream and built an alter, right there in that place where God was. He was one who went forth to sow. 2. When I read this psalm I also think of Jesus and his sermon at Nazareth where he took these beautiful words from Isaiah 61 and made them his own: “The Lord has anointed me … to comfort all who mourn, and provide for those who grieve in Zion – to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes, the oil of gladness instead of mourning, and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.” (Isaiah 61:1–3), Are you going through a time of sorrow? When the LORD brought back the exiles of Sion, we thought we were dreaming. He proclaimed in Isaiah 51:11: “The ransomed of the Lord will return. Somebody pinch me, I must be dreaming!       – Isaiah 35:6; Joel 2:25. Do you feel the tension in this psalm between verses 1-3 and 4-6? © Ray Fowler. And they would have marveled at God’s graciousness in returning the captives to Zion. The specific phrase which occurs only in J oel and the psalm is used by the prophet to describe a very dramatic i ntervention of God on behalf of his people. Dr. Jerry Vines | 07-02-17 AM | Psalm 126 Bellevue Baptist Church, Memphis, TN bellevue.org There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.” (Revelation 21:4), Times of sorrow are hard. When she returned to Bethlehem and the people greeted her by name, she responded: “Don’t call me Naomi,” she told them. The Jews had been exiled to Babylon seventy years earlier. Click here to return to the Sermons page. We read in Acts 12: “Peter had no idea that what the angel was doing was really happening; he thought he was seeing a vision …Then Peter came to himself and said, ‘Now I know without a doubt that the Lord sent his angel and rescued me.” (Acts 12:9-11), B. Laughter and songs of joy Psalm 126:6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again … This psalm shows us not only that “laughter” (Psalms 126:2) and God go together but also God and “joy” (Psalms 126:2-6). You can see why this psalm became one of the Psalms of Ascent. We read these beautiful words in Revelation 21:4: “He will wipe every tear from their eyes. 2 Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with shouts of joy; then it was said among the nations, ‘The Lord has done great things for them.’ 3 The Lord has done great things for us, and we rejoiced. This is a great opportunity to have some fun with the children as you lead up to Christmas. The farmers sow with tears and gather while weeping out of panic that no harvest will have sprung forth. “Come to us, O Lord,” they pray, “and restore our land.”  Their fear is that the rain will wash away any seeds because the land is so dry and the seeds cannot take root. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. (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. Take comfort. A Song of Ascents. And when we cannot trace His hand, we must trust His heart.”. --Thomos Stint, in An Exposition on Psalms 124-126, 1621. When you are going through a time of deep sorrow, Psalm 126 is strong medicine for your soul. Know that God will turn your sorrow into joy. I am sure she shed many tears over the years. It is also another song of Zion. Instead, often we have to look elsewhere for moments of laughter and pure joy. The second image points to God working through your efforts – working and waiting. This is a prayer for revival. Psalm 126:1-6: Like Them that Dream: S. Conway : Psalm 126:1-6: The History of a Soul: S. Conway : Psalm 126:1-6: Pulpit Commentary Homiletics. Rulership and Responsibility for Creation, A Final Easter Cartoon from B.C. I imagine that must be how Job felt when God restored him after his time of suffering. 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. Perhaps the better way to put it is this: work and pray as though it all depended on God working through you. Ask God to pour out his Spirit in your life like streams in the Negev. Restore us today. This is a picture of sacrificing what little we have for the harvest to come. Preaching. And the second stanza encourages you to trust God to do it again! The notes explain some of the words with a *star by them. So she simply stood by and watched. God will change your tears to joy. In fact some of the most heartbreaking passages in the Bible have to do with the exile of the Jews to Babylon passages in the book of Lamentations or like Psalm 137. Our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with songs of joy. between Joel and Psalm 126, the similarities in thought and general time o f composition are striking. 126:6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him. 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