Psalms 137:4 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?”
Psalms 137:4 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Psalms 137:4 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Psalms 137:4 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Psalms 137:4 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“How can we sing Yahweh’s song in a foreign land?”
Psalms 137:4 — World English Bible
Psalms 137:4 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“How shall we sing Jehovah’s song In a foreign land?”
Psalms 137:4 — American Standard Version
Psalms 137:4 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“How do we sing the song of Jehovah, On the land of a stranger?”
Psalms 137:4 — Young's Literal Translation
Psalms 137:4 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“How should we sing a song of Jehovah's upon a foreign soil?”
Psalms 137:4 — Darby Translation
Psalms 137:4 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Howe shall we sing, said we, a song of the Lord in a strange land?”
Psalms 137:4 — Geneva Bible
Psalms 137:4 in Context — Psalms 137
2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
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.
4 How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?
5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
What Does Psalms 137:4 Mean?
Psalms 137:4 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.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free