from THE JEWISH STUDY BIBLE (2004, Oxford University Press):
Psalm 126 Notes: This psalm is recited before grace after meals on Sabbath and festivals. . .Perhaps the dreamlike nature of this vision explains how this restoration is both realized (verses 1 - 3) and hoped for (verses 4 - 6). Doing great things is "doubled": that expression is otherwise only found in Joel 2:20 - 21, which has other affinities to the psalm (126:1 and Joel 4:1). Negev watercourses or wadis (seasonal streams) fill suddenly and completely after winter storms. Perhaps ritual weeping is alluded to, which was meant to bring about rainfall through sympathetic magic. As here, agricultural imagery is entwined with and represents the restoration of the people to their land in Amos 9:11 - 15.
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