¹   When the LORD restored the fortunes of Zion, 
          we were like those who dream. 
²   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.” 
³   The LORD has done great things for us, 
          and we rejoiced.

⁴ Restore our fortunes, O LORD,
like the watercourses in the Negeb.
⁵ May those who sow in tears
reap with shouts of joy.
⁶ Those who go out weeping,
bearing the seed for sowing,
shall come home with shouts of joy,
carrying their sheaves.