Psalms 137

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 137 of 150

¹ There by the rivers of Babylon we sat down; also we wept when we remembered Zion.

² We hung our lyres on the willows in its midst.

³ For there our captors asked us the words of a song; yea, our plunderers asked joy, saying, Sing to us a song of Zion.

⁴ How shall we sing the song of Jehovah on a foreign land?

Chapter Summary

The constancy of the Jews in captivity. The prophet curses Edom and Babylon.

לְשׁוֹנִ֨ tongue H3956 · TWOT 1131a

אַשְׁרֵ֥י happiness H835 · TWOT 183a

גְּ֝מוּלֵ֗ dealing H1576 · TWOT 360a

יְֽרוּשָׁלִָ֗ם Jerusalem H3389 · TWOT 912

עֹ֝לָלַ֗יִ child H5768 · TWOT 1579c

Weeping by the Rivers of Babylon

Exiles sit and weep by the rivers of Babylon, hanging their lyres on willows while captors demand a song of Zion.

Edom Demands Jerusalem's Destruction

The sons of Edom urge the Babylonians to lay Jerusalem bare to its foundations.

Weeping by the Rivers of Babylon

Exiles sit and weep by the rivers of Babylon, hanging their lyres on willows while captors demand a song of Zion.

Psalms 137:1-3

Edom Demands Jerusalem's Destruction

The sons of Edom urge the Babylonians to lay Jerusalem bare to its foundations.

Psalms 137:7

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