1: It seemed like a dream, too good to be true, when GOD returned Zion's exiles.
2: We laughed, we sang, we couldn't believe our good fortune. We were the talk of the nations--"GOD was wonderful to them!"
3: GOD was wonderful to us; we are one happy people.
4: And now, GOD, do it again--bring rains to our drought-stricken lives
5: So those who planted their crops in despair will shout hurrahs at the harvest,
6: So those who went off with heavy hearts will come home laughing, with armloads of blessing.