Psalms 137:4
May all the kings of the earth confess to you, O Lord. For they have heard all the words of your mouth.
Catholic Public Domain Version
In The King James Version
How shall we sing the LORD’S song in a strange land?
In Context
3On whatever day that I will call upon you: hear me. You will multiply virtue in my soul.
5And let them sing in accordance with the ways of the Lord. For great is the glory of the Lord.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 3:4A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance.
Isaiah 49:21And you will say in your heart: “Who has conceived them? I was barren and unable to give birth. I was taken away and held captive. And so, who has raised them? I was destitute and alone. And so, where have they been?”
Hosea 9:4They will not offer a libation of wine to the Lord, and they will not please him. Their sacrifices will be like the bread of mourners. All those who eat it will be defiled. For their bread is of their soul; it will not enter into the house of the Lord.
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 →