1 A gradual canticle. When the Lord brought back the captivity of Sion, we became like men comforted.
2 Then was our mouth filled with gladness; and our tongue with joy. Then shall they say among the Gentiles: The Lord hath done great things for them.
3 The Lord hath done great things for us: we are become joyful.
4 Turn again our captivity, O Lord, as a stream in the south.
5 They that sow in tears shall reap in joy.
6 Going they went and wept, casting their seeds.
7 But coming they shall come with joyfulness, carrying their sheaves.
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Today's Verse
`Because of' his strength I will give heed unto thee; For God is my high tower.
Verse Of The DayThe closing verses distinguish the upright, who receive God's goodness, from those who "turn aside unto their crooked ways," who are led away with evildoers. The promise that the righteous will not be pushed to iniquity echoes Jeremiah 17:7-8, and the theme of ascent continues in Psalms 126.
