1<b>A Song of Ascents.</b> When Yahweh brought the captives back to Zion, we felt like we were dreaming.
2Then our mouths were filled with laughter, and our tongues with singing. Then other nations said, “Yahweh has done great things for them.”
3Yahweh has done great things for us, and we are joyful.
4Yahweh, restore our prosperity again, like streams returning to the dry land of the Negev.
5Those who plant seeds with tears will harvest with joy.
6Someone who goes out weeping, carrying seeds to plant, will surely return with joy, carrying their harvested grain.