“He that goeth forth and weepeth, bearing precious seed, shall doubtless come again with rejoicing, bringing his sheaves with him.”
May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy! The final verse shifts from assertion to petition, asking God to enact the promise just stated. The repetition and slight reformulation from verse 5 creates an urgent, votive quality—this is how we ask God to fulfill what His own justice demands. The doubling emphasizes both the constancy of this principle and the community's need for its application. By ending on this petition rather than affirmation, the psalm acknowledges that the future remains in God's hands and requires His intervention, not merely human labor.
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