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 of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
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7
Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
8
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
9
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
Commentary on Psalms 137
Scofield Reference Notes · Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Places in Psalms 137
Map: Babylon · Zion · Jerusalem · Edom
Topics in Psalms 137
Babylon · Church · Country · Edomites · Forgetting God · Harp · Israel, prophecies concerning · Jerusalem · Music · Patriotism · Psalms · Readings, select · War · Willow · Zion