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

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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.

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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.

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