Psalms 137:2
Wee hanged our harpes vpon the willowes in the middes thereof.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
In Context
1By the riuers of Babel we sate, and there wee wept, when we remembred Zion.
Cross References
Psalms 33:2Prayse the Lord with harpe: sing vnto him with viole and instrument of ten strings.
Isaiah 24:8The mirth of tabrets ceaseth: the noyse of them that reioyce, endeth: the ioye of the harpe ceaseth.
Amos 8:10And I will turne your feastes into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation: and I will bring sackcloth vpon all loynes, and baldnes vpon euery head: and I will make it as the mourning of an onely sonne, and the ende thereof as a bitter day.
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 →