Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
How do we sing the song of Jehovah, On the land of a stranger?
New American Standard Bible
In a foreign land?
King James Version
How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land?
Holman Bible
on foreign soil?
International Standard Version
How are we to sing the song of the LORD on foreign soil?
A Conservative Version
How shall we sing LORD's song in a foreign land?
American Standard Version
How shall we sing Jehovah's song In a foreign land?
Amplified
How can we sing the Lord’s song
In a strange and foreign land?
Bible in Basic English
How may we give the Lord's song in a strange land?
Darby Translation
How should we sing a song of Jehovah's upon a foreign soil?
Julia Smith Translation
How shall we sing the song of Jehovah upon the land of a stranger?
King James 2000
How shall we sing the LORD's song in a foreign land?
Lexham Expanded Bible
How could we sing the song of Yahweh in {a foreign land}?
Modern King James verseion
How shall we sing Jehovah's song in a foreign land?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land?
NET Bible
How can we sing a song to the Lord in a foreign land?
New Heart English Bible
How can we sing the LORD's song in a foreign land?
The Emphasized Bible
How shall we sing the song of Yahweh, on a foreign soil?
Webster
How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a foreign land?
World English Bible
How can we sing Yahweh's song in a foreign land?
Themes
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Psalm 137:4
Verse Info
Context Readings
Lament During The Babylonian Exile
3 For there our captors asked us the words of a song, And our spoilers -- joy: 'Sing ye to us of a song of Zion.' 4 How do we sing the song of Jehovah, On the land of a stranger? 5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, my right hand forgetteth!
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Cross References
Ecclesiastes 3:4
A time to weep, And a time to laugh. A time to mourn, And a time to skip.
Isaiah 22:12
And call doth the Lord, Jehovah of Hosts, In that day, to weeping and to lamentation, And to baldness and to girding on of sackcloth,
Isaiah 49:21
And thou hast said in thy heart: 'Who hath begotten for me -- these? And I bereaved and gloomy, A captive, and turned aside, And these -- who hath nourished? Lo, I -- I was left by myself, these -- whence are they?
Lamentations 5:14-15
The aged from the gate have ceased, Young men from their song.
Hosea 9:4
They pour not out wine to Jehovah, Nor are they sweet to Him, Their sacrifices are as bread of mourners to them, All eating it are unclean: For their bread is for themselves, It doth not come into the house of Jehovah.
Amos 8:3
And howled have songstresses of a palace in that day, An affirmation of the Lord Jehovah, Many are the carcases, into any place throw -- hush!