1 When the Lord brought us back to Jerusalem,*126.1: brought us back to Jerusalem; or made Jerusalem prosperous again.

it was like a dream!

2 How we laughed, how we sang for joy!

Then the other nations said about us,

"The Lord did great things for them."

3 Indeed he did great things for us;

how happy we were!

4 Lord, make us prosperous again,*126.4: make us prosperous again; or take us back to our land.

just as the rain brings water back to dry riverbeds.

5 Let those who wept as they planted their crops,

gather the harvest with joy!

6 Those who wept as they went out carrying the seed

will come back singing for joy,

as they bring in the harvest.