Psalms 137:4
Let all the kings of the earth, O Lord, give thanks unto thee; 1 For they have heard all the words of thy mouth. 1
Updated Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
How shall we sing the LORD’S song in a strange land?
In Context
5And let them sing in the ways of the Lord; 1 For great is the glory of the Lord. 1
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 3:4A time to weep, and a time to laugh; 1 A time to lament, and a time to dance; 1
Isaiah 49:21And thou shalt say in thy heart, Who has begotten me these? whereas I was childless, and a widow; but who has brought up these for me? and I was left alone; but whence came these to me?
Hosea 9:4They have not offered wine to the Lord, neither have their sacrifices been sweet to him, but as the bread of mourning to them; all that eat them shall be defiled; for their bread for their soul shall 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 →