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Bring back,שׁוּבָהYHWH,יְהוָהour captivity,אֶת שְׁבִיתֵנוּlike the streambedsכַּאֲפִיקִיםin the Negev.בַּנֶּגֶב
Psalms 126:4
Study it in the app“Bring back, YHWH, our captivity, like the streambeds in the Negev.”
A people back from exile remember laughter; those who sow in tears reap with joyJoy and thanks
With the Hebrew beneath
Psalms 126:4, word by word
- Bring backשׁוּבָshuva
bring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “shuva” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- our captivityשְׁבִיתֵshevite
captivity, fortunes
Captivity: the condition of those taken away as prisoners far from their land. "Turn back the captivity" is to restore someone to his former state.
Where else “shevite” appears- like the streambedsאֲפִיקִיםafikim
channel
The bottom along which a brook or the sea runs.
Where else “afikim” appears- in the Negevנֶּגֶבnegev
Negev
The dry land in the south of Israel.
Where else “negev” appears
Translation note
The streambeds of the Negev, the dry region of the south, are without water almost all year and fill suddenly with the rains.
The context
3YHWH has done great things with us; we were glad.
4 · This verse (above)
5Those who sow with tears with shouts of joy will reap.