126:2 At that time we laughed loudly
and shouted for joy. 1
At that time the nations said, 2
“The Lord has accomplished great things for these people.”
126:6 The one who weeps as he walks along, carrying his bag 3 of seed,
will certainly come in with a shout of joy, carrying his sheaves of grain. 4
1 tn Heb “then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with a shout.”
2 tn Heb “they said among the nations.”
3 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.
4 tn The Hebrew noun אֲלֻמָּה (’alummah, “sheaf”) occurs only here and in Gen 37:7 in the OT.