Psalms 126

Tears That Have Already Become Seeds — a note on this chapter.

Which worship songs are based on Psalms 126?

  1. Psalm 126 (With Shouting Joy) — Brian Sauvé (2025) Psalms 126:1-6

    The song directly references the themes and imagery of Psalm 126, particularly the restoration of Zion and the joy that follows. It captures the essence of the psalm's celebration of God's great deeds for His people.

  2. Turnaround — Brandon Lake (2023) Psalms 126:5-6

    The movement from weeping to harvest closely parallels the psalm's agricultural picture of sowing with tears and later gathering the crop with joy.

  3. Tears — Cade Thompson (2023) Psalms 126:5-6

    The agricultural picture of present tears becoming seeds that yield future joy closely paraphrases the psalm's movement from tearful sowing to joyful harvest.

  4. Delightful (The Sower Never Wastes A Tear) — Hillsong UNITED (2022) Psalms 126:5-6

    The song’s central image of a divine Sower turning tears into eventual joy closely reworks the psalm’s promise that tearful sowing will culminate in joyful reaping.

  5. Coming Back - Live — Vertical Worship (2025) Psalms 126:5-6

    The imagery of sowing in sorrow and subsequently harvesting joy closely follows this psalm's promise of a joyful harvest after tears.

Psalms 126 (King James Version)

1 When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that 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.

3 The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.

4 Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.

5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.

6 He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.