Psalms 137:2
What does Psalms 137:2 mean?
A plain-English look at Psalms 137:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.
Parallel translations
WEB
World English Bible · 2000Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps.
KJV
King James Version · 1611We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
ASV
American Standard Version · 1901Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949Hanging our instruments of music on the trees by the waterside.
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862On willows in its midst we hung our harps.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752I will worship towards thy holy temple, and I will give glory to thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy holy name above all.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
Context
Cross references
Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Revelation 18:22
And the voice of harpers and minstrels and flute-players and trumpeters shall be heard no more at all in thee; and no craftsman, of whatsoever craft, shall be found any more at all in thee; and the voice of a mill shall be heard no more at all in thee;
- Psalms 81:2
Raise a song, and bring hither the timbrel, The pleasant harp with the psaltery.
- Ezekiel 26:13
And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.
- Amos 8:10
And I will turn your feasts into mourning, and all your songs into lamentation; and I will bring sackcloth upon all loins, and baldness upon every head; and I will make it as the mourning for an only son, and the end thereof as a bitter day.
- Isaiah 24:8
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.
- Psalms 33:2
Give thanks unto Jehovah with the harp: Sing praises unto him with the psaltery of ten strings.
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