Psalms 137:2
Upon the willows in the midst of it we hung up our harps.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
In Context
1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.
Cross References
Psalms 33:2Give thanks to LORD with the harp. Sing praises to him with the psaltery of ten strings.
Isaiah 24:8The mirth of tambourine ceases. The noise of those who rejoice ends. The joy of the harp ceases.
Amos 8:10And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation. And I will bring sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head, and I will make it as the mourning for an only son, and the end thereof as a b
Matthew Henry on Psalms 137:2-7
The Sorrows of Captivity. 1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. 2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. 3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. 4 How shall we sing the Lord 's song in a strange land? 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. 6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof… Read the whole commentary →