Psalms 126:6

The one who weeps as he walks along, carrying his bag ¹  of seed, will certainly come in with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves of grain. ² 

Job 11:13-17; Ps 30:5; Isa 9:2,3; Isa 61:3; Jer 50:4,5; Lu 15:18-24; Ac 16:29-34; Ga 6:7,8; Re 7:15-17

¹ tn The noun occurs only here and in Job 28:18 in the OT. See HALOT 646 s.v. I מֶשֶׁךְ which gives “leather pouch” as the meaning.

² tn The Hebrew noun אֲלֻמָּה (’alummah, “sheaf”) occurs only here and in Gen 37:7 in the OT.

sn Verse 6 expands the image of v. 5. See the note on the word “harvest” there.