Psalm 126:5

New English Translation

Those who shed tears as they plant will shout for joy when they reap the harvest.

Cross References

Psalm 137:1

By the rivers of Babylon we sit down and weep when we remember Zion.

Isaiah 35:10

those whom the Lord has ransomed will return that way. They will enter Zion with a happy shout. Unending joy will crown them, happiness and joy will overwhelm them; grief and suffering will disappear.

Joel 2:17

Let the priests, those who serve the Lord, weep from the vestibule all the way back to the altar. Let them say, “Have pity, O Lord, on your people; please do not turn over your inheritance to be mocked, to become a proverb among the nations. Why should it be said among the peoples, “Where is their God?”

Joel 2:23

Citizens of Zion, rejoice! Be glad because of what the Lord your God has done! For he has given to you the early rains as vindication. He has sent to you the rains – both the early and the late rains as formerly.

Matthew 5:4

“Blessed are those who mourn, for they will be comforted.

Galatians 6:9

So we must not grow weary in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not give up.