Psalms 137:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.”

Psalms 137:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 137:2 in 6 Bible Translations

Read Psalms 137:2 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.

Psalms 137:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps.”

Psalms 137:2 — World English Bible

Psalms 137:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps.”

Psalms 137:2 — American Standard Version

Psalms 137:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“On willows in its midst we hung our harps.”

Psalms 137:2 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 137:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.”

Psalms 137:2 — Darby Translation

Psalms 137:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Wee hanged our harpes vpon the willowes in the middes thereof.”

Psalms 137:2 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 137:2 in Context — Psalms 137

1 JUNTO á los ríos de Babilonia, allí nos sentábamos, y aun llorábamos, acordándonos de Sión.

2 Sobre los sauces en medio de ella colgamos nuestras arpas.

3 Y los que allí nos habían llevado cautivos nos pedían que cantásemos, y los que nos habían desolado [nos pedían] alegría, [diciendo]:

4 Cantadnos algunos de los himnos de Sión. ¿Cómo cantaremos canción de Jehová en tierra de extraños?

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What Does Psalms 137:2 Mean?

Psalms 137:2 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 137. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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