Psalms 137:2
There on the poplars we hung our harps.
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
In Context
1By the waters of Babylon there we sat, and we wept at the thought of Zion.
Cross References
Psalms 33:2Give thanks to the Lord on the lyre, play to him on a ten-stringed harp.
Amos 8:10I will turn your feasts into mourning, all your songs into dirges. I will cause you to dress in sackcloth, every head shaved. I will make you mourn like you have lost your only son, all that happens will end in bitterness.
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 →