Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Psalms 137:1 Cross-References
Explore 20 cross-references for Psalms 137:1 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Psalms chapter 137 verse 1 to related passages throughout the Bible.
By the Waters of Babylon
“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.”
Psalms 137:1 (KJV)
Commentary on Psalms 137:1
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept (עַל נַהֲרוֹת בָּבֶל שָׁם יָשַׁבְנוּ גַּם־בָּכִינוּ)—Geography becomes theology. The exiles sit by Babylon's irrigation canals (neharot)—life-giving waters in a foreign land that mock their thirst for Zion. Yashavnu (we sat) suggests defeated posture, not resting but mourning. Bakhinu (we wept) is collective lament. When we remembered Zion (בְּזָכְרֵנוּ אֶת־צִיּוֹן)—memory intensifies grief.This inaugurates Scripture's most anguished lament. The 70-year exile (Jeremiah 29:10) stripped Israel of land, temple, and worship—the covenant's v...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Psalms 137:1
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“in the fourth [month]”
“that lived by the river Chebar”
“let tears run down like a river day and night; Give yourself no respite; don't let the apple of your eye cease.”
“they keep silence; They have cast up dust on their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: The virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.”
“for the destruction of the daughter of my people.”
“the son of Buzi”
“my eye runs down with water; Because the comforter who should refresh my soul is far from me: My children are desolate”
“Let the king live forever: why should not my face be sad”
“and mixed my drink with tears”
“and pour out my soul within me”