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for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/psalms/137.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />There on the poplars we hung our harps,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/137.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />We put away our harps, hanging them on the branches of poplar trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/137.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />On the willows there we hung up our lyres.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/137.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />There on the willows we hung our harps,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/137.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/137.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />We hung our harps Upon the willows in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/137.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/137.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/137.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/137.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our lyres.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/137.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />On the willow trees in the midst of Babylon We hung our harps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/137.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There we hung up our lyres on the poplar trees,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/137.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />There we hung up our lyres on the poplar trees, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/137.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/137.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />We hung our small harps on the willow trees. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/137.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Upon the willows in the midst thereof we hanged up our harps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/137.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />We hung our lyres on willow trees.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/137.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />On the willows near by we hung up our harps. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/137.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />On the willows there we hung our harps,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/137.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />There on the willows we hung our harps,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/137.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />On the poplars in her midst we hang our harps, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/137.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />On the willows in its midst, we hung up our harps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/137.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/137.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/137.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />We hung our harps on willows in its midst.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/137.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> On willows in its midst we hung our harps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/137.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Upon the willows in her midst, we hung our harps;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/137.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />On the willows in the midst thereof we hung up our instruments. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/137.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 136:2>By the willow trees, in their midst, we hung up our instruments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/137.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />On the poplars in its midst we hung up our harps. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/137.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />On the willows there we hung up our harps.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/137.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/137.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Upon the willows within it we hung our harps.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/137.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/137.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />We hung our harps on the willows in the midst of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/137-2.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=17078" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/137.htm">By the Rivers of Babylon</a></span><br><span class="reftext">1</span>By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. <span class="reftext">2</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">There on</a> <a href="/hebrew/6155.htm" title="6155: ‘ă·rā·ḇîm (N-fp) -- (a kind of tree) perhaps poplar, also a wadi in Moab. From arab; a willow.">the willows</a> <a href="/hebrew/8432.htm" title="8432: bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh (Prep-b:: N-msc:: 3fs) -- Midst. From an unused root meaning to sever; a bisection, i.e. the centre."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8518.htm" title="8518: tā·lî·nū (V-Qal-Perf-1cp) -- To hang. A primitive root; to suspend.">we hung</a> <a href="/hebrew/3658.htm" title="3658: kin·nō·rō·w·ṯê·nū (N-mpc:: 1cp) -- A lyre. From a unused root meaning to twang; a harp.">our harps,</a> </span><span class="reftext">3</span>for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/2-10.htm">Lamentations 2:10</a></span><br />The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/30-31.htm">Job 30:31</a></span><br />My harp is tuned to mourning and my flute to the sound of weeping.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">Isaiah 24:8</a></span><br />The joyful tambourines have ceased; the noise of revelers has stopped; the joyful harp is silent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Ezekiel 26:13</a></span><br />So I will silence the sound of your songs, and the music of your lyres will no longer be heard.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-34.htm">Jeremiah 7:34</a></span><br />I will remove from the cities of Judah and the streets of Jerusalem the sounds of joy and gladness and the voices of the bride and bridegroom, for the land will become a wasteland.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-10.htm">Jeremiah 25:10</a></span><br />Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/5-12.htm">Isaiah 5:12</a></span><br />At their feasts are the lyre and harp, tambourines and flutes and wine. They disregard the actions of the LORD and fail to see the work of His hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/6-5.htm">Amos 6:5</a></span><br />You improvise songs on the harp like David and invent your own musical instruments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-25.htm">2 Chronicles 35:25</a></span><br />Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/1-3.htm">Nehemiah 1:3-4</a></span><br />And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” / When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-22.htm">Revelation 18:22</a></span><br />And the sound of harpists and musicians, of flute players and trumpeters, will never ring out in you again. Nor will any craftsmen of any trade be found in you again, nor the sound of a millstone be heard in you again.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/26-30.htm">Matthew 26:30</a></span><br />And when they had sung a hymn, they went out to the Mount of Olives.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/16-20.htm">John 16:20</a></span><br />Truly, truly, I tell you, you will weep and wail while the world rejoices. You will grieve, but your grief will turn to joy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/16-25.htm">Acts 16:25</a></span><br />About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">We hanged our harps on the willows in the middle thereof.</p><p class="hdg">we hanged.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-2.htm">Psalm 33:2</a></b></br> Praise the LORD with harp: sing unto him with the psaltery <i>and</i> an instrument of ten strings.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/81-2.htm">Psalm 81:2</a></b></br> Take a psalm, and bring hither the timbrel, the pleasant harp with the psaltery.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/24-8.htm">Isaiah 24:8</a></b></br> The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/9-25.htm">Hanged</a> <a href="/job/28-4.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/nehemiah/12-27.htm">Harps</a> <a href="/nehemiah/3-14.htm">Hung</a> <a href="/psalms/108-2.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-28.htm">Lyres</a> <a href="/psalms/136-14.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/psalms/109-1.htm">Music</a> <a href="/job/40-22.htm">Poplars</a> <a href="/psalms/113-3.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/psalms/105-33.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/job/40-22.htm">Willows</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/22-24.htm">Hanged</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-3.htm">Hanging</a> <a href="/isaiah/5-12.htm">Harps</a> <a href="/songs/4-4.htm">Hung</a> <a href="/psalms/147-7.htm">Instruments</a> <a href="/ezekiel/26-13.htm">Lyres</a> <a href="/psalms/138-7.htm">Midst</a> <a href="/psalms/139-1.htm">Music</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-7.htm">Poplars</a> <a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/psalms/148-9.htm">Trees</a> <a href="/isaiah/15-7.htm">Willows</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 137</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/137-1.htm">The constancy of the Jews in captivity</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/137-7.htm">The prophet curses Edom and Babel</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/137.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/137.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>There on the willows</b><br>The mention of "willows" in this context refers to trees commonly found along riverbanks, which aligns with the setting by the rivers of Babylon. Willows are often associated with mourning and lamentation in biblical literature, symbolizing the sorrow of the Israelites in exile. The geographical setting underscores the reality of the Babylonian captivity, a significant event in Israel's history when the people were forcibly taken from their homeland. This setting evokes the deep sense of loss and longing for Zion, their spiritual and cultural center.<p><b>we hung our harps</b><br>Harps, or lyres, were instruments used in worship and celebration in ancient Israel. The act of hanging them signifies a cessation of joy and worship, reflecting the deep despair and inability to sing the Lord's songs in a foreign land. This imagery connects to the broader biblical theme of exile and return, as seen in other scriptures like Lamentations and the prophecies of restoration in Isaiah and Jeremiah. The harps symbolize the Israelites' identity and their relationship with God, which they felt was disrupted by their captivity. This act can also be seen as a type of Christ's own suffering and silence before His resurrection, where hope seems lost but is ultimately restored.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The place of exile for the Israelites after the destruction of Jerusalem. It represents a place of captivity and longing for their homeland.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exiles.htm">The Exiles</a></b><br>The Israelites who were taken captive by the Babylonians. They are mourning their separation from Jerusalem and the Temple.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/poplars.htm">Poplars</a></b><br>Trees by the rivers of Babylon where the exiles hung their harps. These trees symbolize a place of rest and reflection amidst sorrow.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/h/harps.htm">Harps</a></b><br>Musical instruments used in worship and celebration. Hanging them signifies the cessation of joy and worship due to their grief.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/jerusalem.htm">Jerusalem</a></b><br>The beloved city of the Israelites, representing their spiritual and cultural center, now destroyed and distant.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_reality_of_suffering.htm">The Reality of Suffering</a></b><br>Acknowledge that believers may experience times of deep sorrow and longing, much like the Israelites in Babylon.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_lament.htm">The Importance of Lament</a></b><br>Understand that expressing grief and lament is a biblical and healthy response to suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_promises.htm">Hope in God's Promises</a></b><br>Even in exile, the Israelites held onto the hope of God's promises for restoration and deliverance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_in_difficult_times.htm">Worship in Difficult Times</a></b><br>Consider how we can continue to worship and trust God, even when circumstances make it challenging.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_in_exile.htm">Community in Exile</a></b><br>Reflect on the importance of community and shared experiences in times of hardship, as seen in the collective lament of the exiles.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_137.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 137</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_psalm_137_align_with_divine_justice.htm">How does Psalm 137 align with divine justice, given that it appears to advocate collective punishment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_there_evidence_for_worship_in_psalm_43_4.htm">What archaeological evidence, if any, supports the psalmist's depiction of worship in Psalm 43:4?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_137_9_align_with_a_loving_god.htm">How can Psalm 137:9 be reconciled with a just and loving God when it seems to celebrate cruelty against children?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_events_in_psalm_137.htm">What historical or archeological evidence supports the specific events described in Psalm 137, if any?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/psalms/137.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(2) <span class= "bld">Willows.</span>--It is perhaps not necessary to attempt to identify the trees mentioned in this verse, since the touching picture may only be a poetical way of expressing the silence during the exile of all the religious and festal songs. The '<span class= "ital">ereb' </span>is certainly not the <span class= "ital">willow, </span>a tree not found in Babylonia, but the <span class= "ital">poplar </span>(<span class= "ital">Populus Euphraticus</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/137.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 2.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof</span>. The superfluous "harps" were "hung" up upon the trees that grew by the watercourses. These are called "willows," or, according to some, "poplars," but were probably of a different species from any of the trees that grew in Palestine. The chief Babylonian tree was the palm, which grew in the greatest luxuriance along the courses of all the streams (Herod., 1:193; Atom Man., 24:3; Zosim., 3. pp. 173-179). Tamarisks, poplars, and acacias were also common, but true "willows" hardly appear to have ever been a product of the country. The '<span class="accented">arabah</span> of our author was probably either a poplar or a tamarisk. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/137-2.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">There on</span><br /><span class="heb">עַֽל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the poplars</span><br /><span class="heb">עֲרָבִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(‘ă·rā·ḇîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6155.htm">Strong's 6155: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a kind of tree) perhaps poplar, also a wadi in Moab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">we hung</span><br /><span class="heb">תָּ֝לִ֗ינוּ</span> <span class="translit">(tā·lî·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8518.htm">Strong's 8518: </a> </span><span class="str2">To suspend</span><br /><br /><span class="word">our harps,</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽינוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(kin·nō·rō·w·ṯê·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3658.htm">Strong's 3658: </a> </span><span class="str2">A harp</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/137-2.htm">Psalm 137:2 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/137-2.htm">Psalm 137:2 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/137-2.htm">Psalm 137:2 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/137-2.htm">Psalm 137:2 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/137-2.htm">Psalm 137:2 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/137-2.htm">Psalm 137:2 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/137-2.htm">Psalm 137:2 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/137-2.htm">Psalm 137:2 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/137-2.htm">Psalm 137:2 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/137-2.htm">Psalm 137:2 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/137-2.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 137:2 On the willows in its midst we (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/137-1.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 137:1"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 137:1" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/137-3.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 137:3"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 137:3" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>