Psalms 137:2

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Upon the willows in its midst, we hung our harps.

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  • Isa 24:8 : 8 The joy of tambourines ceases, the noise of revelers stops, and the joyful sound of the harp is silenced.
  • Ezek 26:13 : 13 'I will silence the noise of your songs, and the sound of your harps will no longer be heard.'
  • Amos 8:10 : 10 'I will turn your festivals into mourning and all your songs into lamentation; I will cover everyone's waists with sackcloth and shave every head bald. I will make it like mourning for an only son and its end like a bitter day.'
  • Rev 18:22 : 22 The sound of harpists, musicians, flute players, and trumpeters will never be heard in you again. No craftsman of any trade will ever be found in you again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in you again.
  • Ps 33:2 : 2 Give thanks to the Lord with the lyre; sing praises to Him with a ten-stringed instrument.
  • Ps 81:2 : 2 Sing joyfully to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob.

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    1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion.

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    3For there, our captors asked us for songs, and our tormentors asked for joy, saying, 'Sing us one of the songs of Zion!'

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  • Ps 126:1-4
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    1When the LORD brought back the captives of Zion, we were like those who dream.

    2Then our mouths were filled with laughter, and our tongues with joyful songs. Then it was said among the nations, 'The LORD has done great things for them.'

    3The LORD has done great things for us; we are glad.

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    31My harp is turned to mourning and my flute to the sound of weeping.

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    15The joy of our hearts has ended; our dancing has turned into mourning.

    16The crown has fallen from our head. Woe to us, for we have sinned!

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  • Lam 5:4-6
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    4We must pay for the water we drink; even our wood comes at a price.

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  • Ps 81:2
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    2Sing joyfully to God our strength; shout aloud to the God of Jacob.

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