Psalms 137:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land?

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: King James VersionBest for: Original-language word studies

🎯 Translation Approach

Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Readability

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Each English term is keyed to a Strong's number, enabling direct lookup of the underlying Hebrew or Greek word.
KJV text basis: Employs the classic King James Version wording known for formal equivalence and literary style.
Study-focused layout: Optimized for research and analysis, prioritizing lexical access over uninterrupted readability.
Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

✅ Strengths

Strong linkage to original Hebrew/Greek via Strong's numbers
High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Serious Bible students
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Referenced Verses

Eccl 3:4 : 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Isa 22:12 : 12 And in that day did the Lord GOD of hosts call to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth:
Isa 49:21 : 21 Then shalt thou say in thine heart, Who hath begotten me these, seeing I have lost my children, and am desolate, a captive, and removing to and fro? and who hath brought up these? Behold, I was left alone; these, where had they been?
Lam 5:14-15 : 14 The elders have ceased from the gate, the young men from their musick. 15 The joy of our heart is ceased; our dance is turned into mourning.
Hos 9:4 : 4 They shall not offer wine offerings to the LORD, neither shall they be pleasing unto him: their sacrifices shall be unto them as the bread of mourners; all that eat thereof shall be polluted: for their bread for their soul shall not come into the house of the LORD.
Amos 8:3 : 3 And the songs of the temple shall be howlings in that day, saith the Lord GOD: there shall be many dead bodies in every place; they shall cast them forth with silence.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Ps 137:1-3
3 verses
86%
1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
2We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
3For 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.
Ps 137:5-6
2 verses
73%
5If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Ps 126:1-4
4 verses
72%
1A Song of degrees. When the LORD turned again the captivity of Zion, we were like them that dream.
2Then was our mouth filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing: then said they among the heathen, The LORD hath done great things for them.
3The LORD hath done great things for us; whereof we are glad.
4Turn again our captivity, O LORD, as the streams in the south.
Ps 119:54
72%
54Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
Ps 44:20
71%
20If we have forgotten{H8804)} the name of our God, or stretched out{H8799)} our hands to a strange{H8801)} god;
Isa 38:20
71%
20The LORD was ready to save me: therefore we will sing my songs to the stringed instruments all the days of our life in the house of the LORD.
Ps 13:1
71%
1To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David. How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
Ps 98:4-5
2 verses
71%
4Make a joyful noise unto the LORD, all the earth: make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise.
5Sing unto the LORD with the harp; with the harp, and the voice of a psalm.
Ps 53:6
70%
6Oh that{H8799)} the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! When God bringeth back{H8800)} the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice{H8799)}, and Israel shall be glad{H8799)}.
Lam 5:20
70%
20Wherefore dost thou forget us for ever, and forsake us so long time?
Jer 9:19
70%
19For a voice of wailing is heard out of Zion, How are we spoiled! we are greatly confounded, because we have forsaken the land, because our dwellings have cast us out.
Ps 106:47
70%
47Save us, O LORD our God, and gather us from among the heathen, to give thanks unto thy holy name, and to triumph in thy praise.
Ps 149:1
70%
1Praise ye the LORD. Sing unto the LORD a new song, and his praise in the congregation of saints.
Ps 44:24
70%
24Wherefore hidest{H8686)} thou thy face, and forgettest{H8799)} our affliction and our oppression?
Lam 5:1-2
2 verses
70%
1Remember, O LORD, what is come upon us: consider, and behold our reproach.
2Our inheritance is turned to strangers, our houses to aliens.
2 Chr 20:11
69%
11Behold, I say, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy possession, which thou hast given us to inherit.
Ps 115:2
69%
2Wherefore should the heathen say, Where is now their God?
Jer 5:19
69%
19And it shall come to pass, when ye shall say, Wherefore doeth the LORD our God all these things unto us? then shalt thou answer them, Like as ye have forsaken me, and served strange gods in your land, so shall ye serve strangers in a land that is not yours.
Ps 132:1
69%
1A Song of degrees. LORD, remember David, and all his afflictions:
Ps 147:1
69%
1Praise ye the LORD: for it is good to sing praises unto our God; for it is pleasant; and praise is comely.
Ps 14:7
69%
7Oh that the salvation of Israel were come out of Zion! when the LORD bringeth back the captivity of his people, Jacob shall rejoice, and Israel shall be glad.
Ps 114:1
69%
1When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of strange language;
Ps 116:19
69%
19In the courts of the LORD'S house, in the midst of thee, O Jerusalem. Praise ye the LORD.
Ps 42:4
69%
4When I remember{H8799)} these things, I pour out{H8799)} my soul in me: for I had gone{H8799)} with the multitude, I went{H8691)} with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy and praise, with a multitude that kept holyday{H8802)}.
Jer 14:8
69%
8O the hope of Israel, the saviour thereof in time of trouble, why shouldest thou be as a stranger in the land, and as a wayfaring man that turneth aside to tarry for a night?
Ps 39:12
69%
12Hear my prayer, O LORD, and give ear{H8685)} unto my cry; hold not thy peace{H8799)} at my tears: for I am a stranger with thee, and a sojourner, as all my fathers were.
Jer 8:19
69%
19Behold the voice of the cry of the daughter of my people because of them that dwell in a far country: Is not the LORD in Zion? is not her king in her? Why have they provoked me to anger with their graven images, and with strange vanities?
Isa 64:12
69%
12Wilt thou refrain thyself for these things, O LORD? wilt thou hold thy peace, and afflict us very sore?
Ps 74:1
69%
1Maschil{H8688)} of Asaph. O God, why hast thou cast us off{H8804)} for ever? why doth thine anger smoke{H8799)} against the sheep of thy pasture?
Jer 14:19
69%
19Hast thou utterly rejected Judah? hath thy soul lothed Zion? why hast thou smitten us, and there is no healing for us? we looked for peace, and there is no good; and for the time of healing, and behold trouble!
Ps 44:17
69%
17All this is come{H8804)} upon us; yet have we not forgotten{H8804)} thee, neither have we dealt falsely{H8765)} in thy covenant.
Isa 52:9
69%
9Break forth into joy, sing together, ye waste places of Jerusalem: for the LORD hath comforted his people, he hath redeemed Jerusalem.
Ps 89:49
68%
49Lord, where are thy former lovingkindnesses, which thou swarest{H8738)} unto David in thy truth?
Ps 143:4
68%
4Therefore is my spirit overwhelmed within me; my heart within me is desolate.
Ps 96:1
68%
1O sing unto the LORD a new song: sing unto the LORD, all the earth.
Ps 9:11
68%
11Sing praises to the LORD, which dwelleth in Zion: declare among the people his doings.
Ps 107:4
68%
4They wandered in the wilderness in a solitary way; they found no city to dwell in.
Ps 47:6
68%
6Sing praises{H8761)} to God, sing praises{H8761)}: sing praises{H8761)} unto our King, sing praises{H8761)}.
Ps 81:2
68%
2Take{H8798)} a psalm, and bring{H8798)} hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.
Ps 100:2
68%
2Serve the LORD with gladness: come before his presence with singing.
1 Chr 16:35
68%
35And say ye, Save us, O God of our salvation, and gather us together, and deliver us from the heathen, that we may give thanks to thy holy name, and glory in thy praise.
Job 30:31
68%
31My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.