Psalms 137:4

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

How do we sing the song of Jehovah, On the land of a stranger?

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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 skip.
  • Isa 22:12 : 12 And call doth the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, In that day, to weeping and to lamentation, And to baldness and to girding on of sackcloth,
  • Isa 49:21 : 21 And thou hast said in thy heart: `Who hath begotten for me -- these? And I bereaved and gloomy, A captive, and turned aside, And these -- who hath nourished? Lo, I -- I was left by myself, these -- whence `are' they?
  • Lam 5:14-15 : 14 The aged from the gate have ceased, Young men from their song. 15 Ceased hath the joy of our heart, Turned to mourning hath been our dancing.
  • Hos 9:4 : 4 They pour not out wine to Jehovah, Nor are they sweet to Him, Their sacrifices `are' as bread of mourners to them, All eating it are unclean: For their bread `is' for themselves, It doth not come into the house of Jehovah.
  • Amos 8:3 : 3 And howled have songstresses of a palace in that day, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Many `are' the carcases, into any place throw -- hush!

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    1By rivers of Babylon -- There we did sit, Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.

    2On willows in its midst we hung our harps.

    3For there our captors asked us the words of a song, And our spoilers -- joy: `Sing ye to us of a song of Zion.'

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    20If we have forgotten the name of our God, And spread our hands to a strange God,

  • Isa 38:20
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    20Like myself to-day -- a father to sons Doth make known of Thy faithfulness, O Jehovah -- to save me: And my songs we sing all days of our lives In the house of Jehovah.'

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    20Why for ever dost Thou forget us? Thou forsakest us for length of days!

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    47Save us, O Jehovah our God, and gather us from the nations, To give thanks to Thy holy name, To glory in Thy praise.

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    1Remember, O Jehovah, what hath befallen us, Look attentively, and see our reproach.

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    69%

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