Psalms 137:2
We hung our harps on the willows in the midst thereof.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
In Context
1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.
Cross References
Psalms 33:2Praise the LORD with the harp; Sing to him with the ten-stringed psaltery!
Isaiah 24:8The mirth of tabrets ceaseth; The noise of them that rejoice is at an end; The joy of the harp ceaseth.
Amos 8:10I will turn your feasts into mourning, And all your songs into lamentation; I will bring sackcloth upon all loins, And baldness upon all heads. I will fill the land with mourning, as for an only son, And its end shall be as a day of bitter woe.
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 →