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
137:1 By the rivers of Babylon
we sit down and weep 4
when we remember Zion.
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.
3 sn Psalm 137. The Babylonian exiles lament their condition, vow to remain loyal to Jerusalem, and appeal to God for revenge on their enemies.
4 tn Heb “there we sit down, also we weep.”