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Salmos 126:5
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Los que siembran con lágrimas, segarán con gritos de júbilo.
Los que sembraron con l�grimas, con regocijo segar�n.
Los que sembraron con l�grimas, con regocijo segar�n.
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from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
that sow: Psalms 137:1, Isaiah 12:1-3, Jeremiah 31:9-13, Joel 2:17, Joel 2:23, Matthew 5:4, John 16:20-22, 2 Corinthians 7:8-11
joy: or, singing
Reciprocal: Leviticus 23:32 - afflict Numbers 29:7 - afflict 2 Samuel 15:30 - weeping 2 Kings 20:5 - I have seen Psalms 30:5 - weeping Psalms 51:8 - Make Psalms 56:8 - put Psalms 90:15 - Make Psalms 97:11 - sown Proverbs 11:18 - but Ecclesiastes 3:4 - time to weep Ecclesiastes 7:3 - is better Ecclesiastes 7:8 - Better Ecclesiastes 11:1 - for Isaiah 9:3 - they joy Hosea 10:12 - Sow Mark 9:24 - with Luke 6:21 - ye that weep Luke 7:38 - weeping Luke 22:62 - and wept John 17:13 - that Acts 20:37 - wept 1 Corinthians 7:30 - that weep 2 Corinthians 7:7 - mourning Galatians 6:8 - soweth to the 2 Timothy 1:4 - filled James 4:9 - afflicted
Gill's Notes on the Bible
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. A proverbial expression, encouraging faith in prayer put up for the return of the captivity, whether in a literal or spiritual sense. Praying or seeking the Lord is sowing in righteousness, Hosea 10:12; which is often attended with tears and weeping; the issue of them is not always seen soon: these, like seed, lie buried under the clods, but take effect and will rise up in due time: saints should wait patiently for a return of them, as the husbandman for the fruits of the earth; in due time they will produce a large crop of blessings, a plentiful harvest, which the praying saint will reap with joy; as those that prayed and waited for the redemption in Jerusalem; and as those that pray for the latter day glory, the conversion of the Jews, the fulness of the Gentiles, and the destruction of antichrist; the souls under the altar have been sowing in tears, but before long they will reap in joy, Revelation 6:9. It may be applied to the state and condition of saints in common in this life; now is their sowing time, and careful they should be that they sow not to the flesh, but to the spirit: and a sorrowful time it is, on account of inward corruptions, Satan's temptations, divine desertions, and the imperfection of their services; but before long they will reap life everlasting, reap in joy, and be in the fulness of it; now they weep, then they shall rejoice; now they mourn, then they shall be comforted.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
They that sow in tears shall reap in joy - Though the sowing of seed is a work of labor and sorrow - often a work so burdening the farmer that he weeps - yet the return - the harvest - is accompanied with rejoicing. The truth is expressed in a general form, as illustrating the idea that enterprises which are begun under many difficulties, and which require much labor, will be crowned with success, and that the joy is more than an equivalent for all the weariness and sorrow. Thus it is in respect to the toil of the farmer; the cares and anxieties of the student; the work of conversion and repentance; the labors of the Christian pastor; the efforts of the Sabbath-school teacher; the faithfulness of the Christian parent; the endeavors of a church for a revival of religion; the zeal and sacrifice of the Christian missionary. The particular, allusion here is to the exiles, in their long and weary march to their native land. It was a work of toil and tears, but there would be joy, like that of the harvest, when, their long journey over they should again come to their native land. Compare Isaiah 9:3.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Psalms 126:5. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. — This is either a maxim which they gather from their own history, or it is a fact which they are now witnessing. We see the benefit of humbling ourselves under the mighty hand of God; we have now a sweet return for our bitter tears. Or, We have sown in tears; now we reap in joy. We are restored after a long and afflicting captivity to our own country, to peace, and to happiness.
