Psalm 126

Below is today's Psalm 126. And above the text of the psalm is a Wordle of that psalm. A Wordle is a cloud of words taken from a piece of text, which is weighted according to the usage of words in the text. So, a Wordle is a visual depiction of the language in a particular piece of text.

So, here is the Wordle of Psalm 126, followed by the New Revised Standard Version translation. 

Before you read the text of the psalm, see if you can imagine it in your mind. Based on the Wordle, what is this psalm about? What is the tone? What is the context? Where is the pain? Where is the comfort? What os the promise?

Psalm 126

A Harvest of Joy

A Song of Ascents.
When the Lord restored the fortunes of Zion,
   we were like those who dream. 
Then our mouth was filled with laughter,
   and our tongue with shouts of joy;
then it was said among the nations,
   ‘The Lord has done great things for them.’ 
The Lord has done great things for us,
   and we rejoiced. 

Restore our fortunes, O Lord,
   like the watercourses in the Negeb. 
May those who sow in tears
   reap with shouts of joy. 
Those who go out weeping,
   bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
   carrying their sheaves.