Psalms 137:2
Praise ye the God of gods: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
In Context
1Praise the Lord, for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
3Praise ye the Lord of lords: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Cross References
Psalms 33:2Give praise to the Lord on the harp; sing to him with the psaltery, the instrument of ten strings.
Isaiah 24:8The mirth of timbrels hath ceased, the noise of them that rejoice is ended, the melody of the harp is silent.
Amos 8:10And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation: and I will bring up sackcloth upon every back of yours, and baldness upon every head: and I will make it as the mourning of an only son, and the latter end thereof as a bitter day.
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 →