Revised Literal Translation

Psalms 137:1-4

1By the riversH5104 of BabylonH894, there we sat downH3427, yea, we weptH1058, when we rememberedH2142 ZionH6726.

2We hangedH8518 our harpsH3658 upon the willowsH6155 in the midstH8432 thereof.

3For there they that carried us away captiveH7617 requiredH7592 of us a songH7892 H1697; and they that wastedH8437 us required of us mirthH8057, saying, SingH7891 us one of the songsH7892 of ZionH6726.1 2

4How shall we singH7891 Yhwh'sH3068 songH7892 in a strangeH5236 landH127?3

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Notes

1. Psalms 137:3 a song: Heb. the words of a song. ↩
2. Psalms 137:3 wasted…: Heb. laid us on heaps. ↩
3. Psalms 137:4 strange…: Heb. land of a stranger? ↩

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