Psalms 137:7
Though I should walk in the midst of affliction, thou wilt quicken me; thou hast stretched forth thine hands against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand has saved me.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
6For the Lord is high, and yet regards the lowly; and he knows high things from afar off.
Cross References
Exodus 17:14And the Lord said to Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and + 17:14 Gr. give.speak this in the ears of Joshua; for I will utterly blot out the memorial of Amalec from + 17:14 Gr. the part under heaven.under heaven.
Nehemiah 6:14Remember, O God, Tobias and Sanaballat, according to these their deeds, and the prophetess Noadia, and the rest of the prophets who tried to alarm me.
Psalms 79:8Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, and cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Pause.
Isaiah 63:1Who is this that is come from Edom, with red garments from Bosor? thus fair in his apparel, with mighty strength? I + 63:1 Gr. discourse, reason about.speak of righteousness and saving judgment.
Lamentations 4:21Chsen. Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Idumea, that dwellest in the land: yet the cup of the Lord shall pass through to thee: thou shalt be drunken, and pour forth.
Ezekiel 35:2Son of man, set thy face against mount Seir, and prophesy against it,
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 →