Chapter 126

In the Chronological Bible, this Psalm comes right after Nehemiah 13, as Israel struggles to rebuild after the Babylonian captivity.

A song of ascents.  This is about the stairs to the temple, stairs that still exist.

First section says that Israel was happy when God restored them.  The nations knew that God had blessed them.  And they knew it too.

Second section is a prayer that God will restore them to what they once were.