Tehillim. Psalm 126 - Joy and Tears. The Challenge of Return.

The Tanakh Podcast - A podcast by Alex Israel

This Psalm sung on Shabbat and festive moments before Birkhat Hamazon. It starts with the joy of the return to Zion. But then it requests of God: "Return our captives! Have we returned or not? And if we are so joyous, why are we crying?