Psalms 137:6
For the Lord is exalted, and he looks with favor on the humble. But the lofty he knows from a distance.
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5And let them sing in accordance with the ways of the Lord. For great is the glory of the Lord.
Cross References
Job 31:22then may my shoulder fall from its joint, and may my arm, with all its bones, be broken.
Psalms 84:10So then, truly his salvation is near to those who fear him, so that glory may inhabit our land.
Lamentations 4:4DALETH. The tongue of the infant adheres to his palate out of thirst. The little ones have asked for bread, and there was no one to break it for them.
Matthew 6:33Therefore, seek first the kingdom of God and his justice, and all these things shall be added to you as well.
Philippians 1:20by means of my own expectation and hope. For in nothing shall I be confounded. Instead, with all confidence, now just as always, Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether by life or by death.
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 →