Psalm 137-138

Devotionals, Articles, and Bible Study Resources on Psalm 137-138

1By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept
when we remembered Zion.
2There on the willows
we hung our harps,
3for there our captors requested a song;
our tormentors demanded songs of joy:
“Sing us a song of Zion.”
4How can we sing a song of the LORD
in a foreign land?
5If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
may my right hand cease to function.
6May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not exalt Jerusalem
as my greatest joy!
7Remember, O LORD,
the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell:
“Destroy it,” they said,
“tear it down to its foundations!”
8O Daughter of Babylon,
doomed to destruction,
blessed is he who repays you
as you have done to us.
9Blessed is he who seizes your infants
and dashes them against the rocks.
1I give You thanks with all my heart;
before the gods I sing Your praises.
2I bow down toward Your holy temple
and give thanks to Your name
for Your loving devotion and Your faithfulness;
You have exalted Your name
and Your word above all else.
3On the day I called, You answered me;
You emboldened me and strengthened my soul.
4All the kings of the earth will give You thanks, O LORD,
when they hear the words of Your mouth.
5They will sing of the ways of the LORD,
for the glory of the LORD is great.
6Though the LORD is on high,
He attends to the lowly;
but the proud He knows from afar.
7If I walk in the midst of trouble,
You preserve me from the anger of my foes;
You extend Your hand,
and Your right hand saves me.
8The LORD will fulfill
His purpose for me.
O LORD, Your loving devotion endures forever —
do not abandon the works of Your hands.
— Psalm 137-138

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