Psalm 137:2
Strong's Lexicon
There on
עַֽל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

the poplars
עֲרָבִ֥ים (‘ă·rā·ḇîm)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6155: 1) poplar, willow 1a) a tree characterised by dark wood

בְּתוֹכָ֑הּ (bə·ṯō·w·ḵāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8432: 1) midst, middle 1a) midst, middle 1b) into, through (after verbs of motion) 1c) among (of a number of persons) 1d) between (of things arranged by twos) 1e) from among (as to take or separate etc)

we hung
תָּ֝לִ֗ינוּ (tā·lî·nū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 8518: 1) to hang 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to hang 1a1a) to hang up (any object) 1a1b) to put to death by hanging 1b) (Niphal) to be hanged 1c) (Piel) to hang, hang up (for display)

our harps,
כִּנֹּרוֹתֵֽינוּ׃ (kin·nō·rō·w·ṯê·nū)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 3658: 1) lyre, harp

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
There on the willows we hung our harps,

Young's Literal Translation
On willows in its midst we hung our harps.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There we hung up our lyres on the poplar trees,

New American Standard Bible
Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps.

King James Bible
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
There on the poplars we hung our harps,

New Living Translation
We put away our harps, hanging them on the branches of poplar trees.

English Standard Version
On the willows there we hung up our lyres.

New American Standard Bible
Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps.

King James Bible
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There we hung up our lyres on the poplar trees,

International Standard Version
On the willows there we hung our harps,

NET Bible
On the poplars in her midst we hang our harps,

American Standard Version
Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps.

English Revised Version
Upon the willows in the midst thereof we hanged up our harps.

Young's Literal Translation
On willows in its midst we hung our harps.
















Cross References
Leviticus 23:40
And ye shall take you on the first day the boughs of goodly trees, branches of palm trees, and the boughs of thick trees, and willows of the brook; and ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God seven days.

Job 30:31
My harp also is turned to mourning, and my organ into the voice of them that weep.

Isaiah 24:8
The mirth of tabrets ceaseth, the noise of them that rejoice endeth, the joy of the harp ceaseth.

Isaiah 44:4
And they shall spring up as among the grass, as willows by the water courses.

Ezekiel 26:13
And I will cause the noise of thy songs to cease; and the sound of thy harps shall be no more heard.

Psalm 1:1
Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful.

Psalm 137:1
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

Psalm 136:26
O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 136:25
Who giveth food to all flesh: for his mercy endureth for ever.

Psalm 137:3
For 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.

Psalm 137:4
How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land?
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