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Psalms 137:3

In whatsoever day I shall call upon thee, hear me speedily; thou shalt abundantly provide me with thy power in my soul.

Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

2I will worship toward thy holy temple, and give thanks to thy name, on account of thy mercy and thy truth; for thou hast magnified thy holy name above every thing.

4Let all the kings of the earth, O Lord, give thanks unto thee; for they have heard all the words of thy mouth.

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Cross References

1 Chronicles 15:27And David was girt with a fine linen robe, and all the Levites who were bearing the ark of the covenant of the Lord, and the singers, and Chonenias the master of the band of singers; also upon David there was a robe of fine linen.

Nehemiah 4:2And he said before his brethren (that is the army of the Samaritans) Is it true that these Jews are building their city? do they indeed offer sacrifices? will they prevail? and will they this day restore the stones, after they have been burnt and made a heap of rubbish?

Psalms 65:1For the end, a Song of a Psalm of resurrection. Shout unto God, all the earth.

Psalms 80:6He made + 80:6 Gr. him, sc. Israel.it to be a testimony in Joseph, when he came forth out of the land of Egypt: he heard a language which he understood not.

Proverbs 25:20a As a moth in a garment, and a worm in wood, so the grief of a man hurts the heart.

Isaiah 51:11for by the help of the Lord they shall return, and come to Sion with joy and everlasting exultation, for praise and joy shall come upon their head: pain, and grief, and groaning, have fled away.

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 →

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