¹ Our enemies took us away from Zion.
But when the Lord brought us home,
it seemed like a dream to us.
² Our mouths were filled with laughter.
Our tongues sang with joy.
Then the people of other nations said,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
³ The Lord has done great things for us.
And we are filled with joy.

⁴ Lord, bless us with great success again,
as rain makes streams flow in the Negev Desert.
⁵ Those who cry as they plant their crops
will sing with joy when they gather them in.
⁶ Those who go out weeping
as they carry seeds to plant
will come back singing with joy.
They will bring the new crop back with them.