1 I will praise thee, O lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of his angels: 2 I will worship towards thy holy temple, and I will give glory to thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy holy name above all. 3 In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me: thou shall multiply strength in my soul. 4 May all the kings of the earth give glory to thee: for they have heard all the words of thy mouth. 5 And let them sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord. 6 For the Lord is high, and looketh on the low: and the high he knoweth afar off. 7 If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation, thou wilt quicken me: and thou hast stretched forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies: and thy right hand hath saved me. 8 The Lord will repay for me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: O despise not the work of thy hands.
Psalms · Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
Psalm 137 (138) Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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Notes on this text (2)
- Greek and Latin Bibles number most Psalms one lower than Hebrew and English Bibles.
- Psalms follow the Greek/Latin numbering.
Cross references (8)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info. References use English (Hebrew-based) verse numbers; links open the passage in DRB.
- 1 Psalm 111:1; Psalm 95:3; 1 Corinthians 14:15; Psalm 86:12–13; Psalm 96:4
- 2 Matthew 5:18; Psalm 56:10; Isaiah 42:21; Matthew 24:35; Psalm 56:4
- 3 1 Peter 5:10; Psalm 18:6; Psalm 34:4–6; Isaiah 40:29–31; Zechariah 10:12
- 4 Psalm 102:15; Psalm 72:11; Psalm 22:22; Psalm 22:27; Psalm 102:22
- 5 Revelation 4:11; Psalm 21:5; Revelation 7:12; Malachi 1:11; Exodus 15:11
- 6 Psalm 113:5–6; Isaiah 57:15; 1 Samuel 2:7–8; Proverbs 3:34; James 4:6
- 7 Isaiah 41:10; Psalm 23:3–4; Psalm 71:20–21; Psalm 85:6; Acts 2:33
- 8 Philippians 1:6; Psalm 57:2; 1 Thessalonians 5:24; Isaiah 26:12; Psalm 136:1
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What the Fathers said
Passages from the Church Fathers that expound or quote this chapter, verbatim from the public-domain Schaff edition (19th-century English translations). Verse numbers below follow the Hebrew/English numbering: 138.
How these were chosen
“Commentary” is the opening of a homily or exposition on this chapter (John Chrysostom’s homilies, Augustine’s tractates, sermons and expositions of the Psalms). “Quotes” are sentences where the edition’s own footnotes identify a quotation of a verse here, kept only when the wording matches the verse. Only works whose authorship is not in doubt are used. Psalms follow the Hebrew/English numbering (Augustine numbers them as the Septuagint does: his Psalm 50 is Psalm 51 here).
But to-day we have sung, "By the waters of Babylon we sat down and wept, when we remembered Sion" (ver. 1).... 2. Observe "the waters of Babylon." "The waters of Babylon" are all things which here are loved, and pass away.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 8 (1888)