King James Version KJV
Good News Translation GNT
1 When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
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When the Lord brought us back to Jerusalem, it was like a dream!
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.
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How we laughed, how we sang for joy! Then the other nations said about us, "The Lord did great things for them."
3 The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
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Indeed he did great things for us; how happy we were!
4 Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.
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Lord, make us prosperous again, just as the rain brings water back to dry riverbeds.
5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
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Let those who wept as they planted their crops, gather the harvest with joy!
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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Those who wept as they went out carrying the seed will come back singing for joy, as they bring in the harvest.
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Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.