Psalms 137:7

Though I should walk in the midst of affliction, thou wilt quicken me; 1 Thou hast stretched forth thy hands against the wrath of mine enemies, 1 And thy right hand has saved me. 1

Updated Brenton Septuagint

In The King James Version

Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

In Context

6For the Lord is high, and yet regards the lowly; 1 And he knows high things from afar off. 1

8O Lord, thou shalt recompense them on my behalf: 1 Thy mercy, O Lord, endures forever: 1 Overlook not the works of thy hands.

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Cross References

Exodus 17:14And the Lord said to Moses, Write this for a memorial in a book, and speak this in the ears of Joshua; for I will utterly blot out the memorial of Amalek from under heaven.

Psalms 79:8Turn us, O Lord God of hosts, 1 And cause thy face to shine; and we shall be saved. Pause. 1

Isaiah 63:1Who is this that is come from Edom, with red garments from Bozrah? thus fair in his apparel, with mighty strength? I speak of righteousness and saving judgment.

Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad, O daughter of Edom, 1 That dwellest in the land: 1 Yet the cup of the Lord shall pass through to thee: 1 Thou shalt be drunken, and pour forth. 1

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 →

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