[A Song of degrees.] When the LORD turned again the… [A Song of degrees] When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream. {turned…: Heb. returned the returning} Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them. {hath…: Heb. hath magnified to do with them} The LORD hath done great things for us; {whereof} we are glad. Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south. They that sow in tears shall reap in joy. {joy: or, singing} [A Song of degrees for Solomon.] Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh {but} in vain. {for…: or, of Solomon} {that…: Heb. that are builders of it in it} {It is} vain for you to rise up early, to sit up late, to eat the bread of sorrows: {for} so he giveth his beloved sleep. Lo, children {are} an heritage of the LORD: {and} the fruit of the womb {is his} reward. As arrows {are} in the hand of a mighty man; so {are} children of the youth. Happy {is} the man that hath his quiver full of them: they shall not be ashamed, but they shall speak with the enemies in the gate. {his…: Heb. filled his quiver with them} {speak…: or, subdue, or, destroy}