New American Standard Bible 1995
Psalms 137:1-4
1By the 1rivers of Babylon, There we sat down and 2wept, When we remembered Zion.2Upon the 34willows in the midst of it We 5hung our 6harps.3For there our captors 78demanded of us 9songs, And 10our tormentors mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”
Notes
- 1. Psalms 137:1 Ezek 1:1, 3 ↩
- 2. Psalms 137:1 Neh 1:4 ↩
- 3. Psalms 137:2 Or poplars ↩
- 4. Psalms 137:2 Lev 23:40; Is 44:4 ↩
- 5. Psalms 137:2 Job 30:31; Is 24:8; Ezek 26:13 ↩
- 6. Psalms 137:2 Lit lyres ↩
- 7. Psalms 137:3 Lit asked ↩
- 8. Psalms 137:3 Ps 80:6 ↩
- 9. Psalms 137:3 Lit words of song ↩
- 10. Psalms 137:3 Is 49:17 ↩
- 11. Psalms 137:4 2 Chr 29:27; Neh 12:46 ↩
Commentaries on Psalms 137
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- The Treasury of David
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
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