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Introduction
Overview
Psalm 137 . 1 , The constancy of the Jews in captivity; Psalm 137 . 7 , The prophet curses Edom and Babel.
am cir , 3463 , bc cir , 541 . Title The author of this beautiful and affecting elegy is unknown , but the occasion is evident; and it was most probably composed during , or near the close of , the captivity.
the rivers . Genesis 2 . 10-14 , Ezra 8 . 21 , Ezra 8 . 31 , Ezekiel 1 . 1 , there sat , Nehemiah 1 . 3 , Nehemiah 1 . 4 , Nehemiah 2 . 3 , Job 2 . 12 , Job 2 . 13 , Jeremiah 13 . 17 , Jeremiah 13 . 18 , Jeremiah 15 . 17 , Lamentations 2 . 10 , Ezekiel 3 . 15
we wept . Psalm 42 . 4 , Psalm 102 . 9-14 , Isaiah 66 . 10 , Jeremiah 51 . 50 , Jeremiah 51 . 51 , Lamentations 1 . 16 , Lamentations 2 . 11 , Lamentations 2 . 18 , Lamentations 3 . 48 , Lamentations 3 . 51 , Daniel 9 . 3 , Daniel 10 . 2 , Daniel 10 . 3 , Luke 19 . 41 , Revelation 11 . 3
Reciprocal . Ezra 8 . 15 . the river that runneth Job 30 . 31 . General Psalm 52 . 1 . goodness Psalm 87 . 4 . Babylon Psalm 126 . 5 . that sow Isaiah 15 . 7 . to the Isaiah 21 . 2 . all the Isaiah 44 . 4 . willows Isaiah 52 . 5 . make Jeremiah 13 . 4 . go Ezekiel 6 . 9 . remember Ezekiel 11 . 24 . into
we hanged . Willows were so plentiful at Babylon , on the banks of the Euphrates , that Isaiah calls it "the brook or river of willows." Psalm 33 . 2 , Psalm 81 . 2 , Isaiah 24 . 8 , Ezekiel 26 . 13 , Amos 8 . 10 , Revelation 18 . 22
Reciprocal . 1 Chronicles 23 . 30 . stand Psalm 52 . 1 . goodness Psalm 149 . 3 . with the timbrel Isaiah 15 . 7 . to the Isaiah 44 . 4 . willows Isaiah 52 . 5 . make Daniel 6 . 18 . and passed
For there . Psalm 123 . 3 , Psalm 123 . 4 , Lamentations 2 . 15 , Lamentations 2 . 16
a song . Heb. the words of a song
wasted us . Heb. laid us on heaps , Psalm 79 . 1 , Nehemiah 4 . 2 , Jeremiah 9 . 11 , Jeremiah 26 . 18 , Micah 3 . 12 , Luke 21 . 6
the songs of Zion . Psalm 9 . 14 , Psalm 65 . 1 , 1 Chronicles 15 . 27 , 1 Chronicles 16 . 7 , Isaiah 35 . 10 , Isaiah 51 . 11 , Jeremiah 31 . 12 , Jeremiah 31 . 13 , Revelation 14 . 1-3
Reciprocal . 2 Chronicles 29 . 27 . the song Proverbs 25 . 20 . so Isaiah 26 . 1 . in the land Jeremiah 8 . 21 . the hurt Lamentations 1 . 7 . the adversaries Lamentations 3 . 14 . General Zephaniah 3 . 18 . sorrowful
How shall . Ecclesiastes 3 . 4 , Isaiah 22 . 12 , Lamentations 5 . 14 , Lamentations 5 . 15 , Hosea 9 . 4 , Amos 8 . 3
strange land . Heb. land of a stranger , Isaiah 49 . 21
Reciprocal . 1 Samuel 4 . 13 . his heart 2 Chronicles 29 . 27 . the song Proverbs 25 . 20 . so Isaiah 26 . 1 . in the land Lamentations 1 . 7 . the adversaries
I forget . Psalm 84 . 1 , Psalm 84 . 2 , Psalm 84 . 10 , Psalm 102 . 13 , Psalm 102 . 14 , Psalm 122 . 5-9 , Nehemiah 1 . 2-4 , Nehemiah 2 . 2 , Nehemiah 2 . 3 , Isaiah 62 . 1 , Isaiah 62 . 6 , Isaiah 62 . 7 , Jeremiah 51 . 50 , Daniel 6 . 10 , Daniel 6 . 11
let my right . Zechariah 11 . 17
Reciprocal . Exodus 26 . 31 . cunning work Deuteronomy 26 . 15 . bless thy 1 Samuel 4 . 22 . The glory 2 Samuel 15 . 14 . and smite Psalm 51 . 18 . Do Psalm 122 . 9 . I will seek Daniel 9 . 20 . for
let my tongue . Psalm 22 . 15 , Isaiah 41 . 17 , Lamentations 4 . 4 , Ezekiel 3 . 26
if I prefer . Psalm 84 . 10 , Matthew 6 . 33 , Acts 20 . 24 , Philippians 1 . 20 , 1 Thessalonians 3 . 7-9
my chief joy . Heb. the head of my joy
Reciprocal . Deuteronomy 26 . 15 . bless thy 1 Samuel 4 . 22 . The glory 2 Samuel 15 . 14 . and smite 1 Kings 5 . 7 . Blessed Nehemiah 1 . 2 . I asked Nehemiah 2 . 3 . the city Job 29 . 10 . nobles held their peace Job 31 . 22 . let Psalm 51 . 18 . Do Psalm 102 . 14 . General Psalm 122 . 6 . Pray Psalm 122 . 9 . I will seek Isaiah 62 . 1 . Zion's Isaiah 66 . 10 . all ye that love Isaiah 66 . 13 . ye shall Jeremiah 51 . 50 . remember Daniel 9 . 20 . for
Remember . Psalm 74 . 18 , Psalm 79 . 8-12 , Exodus 17 . 14 , 1 Samuel 15 . 2 , Hosea 7 . 2
the children . Isaiah 63 . 1-6 , Jeremiah 49 . 7-22 , Lamentations 4 . 21 , Lamentations 4 . 22 , Ezekiel 25 . 12-14 , Obadiah 1 . 10-14 , Obadiah 1 . 18-21
Raze it . Heb. make bare
Reciprocal . Genesis 8 . 1 . God remembered Deuteronomy 30 . 7 . General Job 18 . 20 . his day Psalm 5 . 10 . let Psalm 74 . 8 . said Psalm 122 . 6 . Pray Isaiah 21 . 11 . me out Isaiah 34 . 5 . upon Idumea Jeremiah 25 . 21 . Edom Lamentations 1 . 21 . they are Lamentations 1 . 22 . all their Ezekiel 35 . 5 . thou hast had Ezekiel 35 . 11 . I will even Ezekiel 35 . 15 . didst Ezekiel 36 . 5 . against all Joel 3 . 19 . for Amos 1 . 11 . because Obadiah 1 . 11 . even Zechariah 1 . 15 . and Malachi 1 . 4 . The people Matthew 7 . 2 . General
daughter . Isaiah 47 . 1-5 , Jeremiah 50 . 42 , Jeremiah 51 . 33 , Zechariah 2 . 7
who art . Isaiah 13 . 1-22 , Isaiah 14 . 4-24 , Isaiah 21 . 1 , Isaiah 47 . 1 , Jeremiah 25 . 12-14 , Jeremiah 50 . 1 . Jeremiah 51 . 64 , Revelation 14 . 8-11 , Revelation 17 . 1-18 , Revelation 18 . 6
destroyed . Heb. wasted
happy . Psalm 149 . 6-9 , Isaiah 13 . 3-5 , Isaiah 44 . 28 , Revelation 17 . 5 , Revelation 17 . 6 , Revelation 17 . 14 , Revelation 18 . 6 , Revelation 18 . 20
rewardeth . etc. Heb. recompenseth unto thee thy deed which thou didst unto us , Jeremiah 50 . 15-29 , Revelation 18 . 6
Reciprocal . Numbers 31 . 15 . General Joshua 6 . 21 . utterly 2 Kings 8 . 12 . dash 2 Kings 19 . 21 . the daughter Ezra 6 . 12 . destroy Esther 8 . 11 . to destroy Psalm 48 . 11 . because Psalm 54 . 5 . reward Psalm 87 . 4 . Babylon Psalm 109 . 12 . favour Psalm 149 . 7 . General Psalm 149 . 9 . to execute Isaiah 13 . 16 . children Isaiah 14 . 20 . the seed Isaiah 47 . 3 . I will take Jeremiah 25 . 14 . I Jeremiah 27 . 7 . until Jeremiah 30 . 16 . General Jeremiah 46 . 24 . daughter Jeremiah 50 . 29 . recompense Jeremiah 51 . 24 . General Jeremiah 51 . 35 . The violence Jeremiah 51 . 49 . As Babylon Jeremiah 51 . 56 . the Lord Lamentations 1 . 21 . they shall Hosea 13 . 16 . their infants Obadiah 1 . 15 . as Micah 7 . 10 . she that Nahum 3 . 10 . her young Habakkuk 2 . 8 . the violence Habakkuk 2 . 17 . because Matthew 7 . 2 . General
and dasheth . Isaiah 13 . 16 , Hosea 10 . 14 , Hosea 13 . 16
the stones . Heb. the rock
Reciprocal . Numbers 31 . 15 . General Joshua 6 . 21 . utterly 2 Kings 8 . 12 . dash Ezra 6 . 12 . destroy Psalm 48 . 11 . because Psalm 87 . 4 . Babylon Psalm 109 . 12 . favour Psalm 149 . 7 . General Isaiah 13 . 12 . General Isaiah 14 . 20 . the seed Isaiah 47 . 3 . I will take Jeremiah 27 . 7 . until Jeremiah 30 . 16 . General Jeremiah 48 . 4 . her Jeremiah 50 . 1 . against Babylon Jeremiah 50 . 15 . as she Jeremiah 50 . 29 . recompense Jeremiah 50 . 42 . they are cruel Jeremiah 51 . 3 . spare Jeremiah 51 . 24 . General Jeremiah 51 . 35 . The violence Jeremiah 51 . 49 . As Babylon Lamentations 1 . 21 . they shall Micah 7 . 10 . she that