Cross References How shall we sing the song of the Lord in a strange land? 2 Chronicles 29:27 And Ezechias commanded that they should offer holocausts upon the altar: and when the holocausts were offered, they began to sing praises to the Lord, and to sound with trumpets, and divers instruments which David the king of Israel had prepared. Nehemiah 12:46 And all Israel, in the days of Zorobabel, and in the days of Nehemiah gave portions to the singing men, and to the porters, day by day, and they sanctified the Levites, and the Levites sanctified the sons of Aaron. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge How shall we sing the song of the Lord in a strange land? how shall Ecclesiastes 3:4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh. A time to mourn, and a time to dance. Isaiah 22:12 And the Lord, the God of hosts, in that day shall call to weeping, and to mourning, to baldness, and to girding with sackcloth: Lamentations 5:14,15 The ancients have ceased from the gates: the young men from the choir of the singers. . . . Hosea 9:4 They shall not offer wine to the Lord, neither shall they please him: their sacrifices shall be like the bread of mourners: all that shall eat it shall be defiled: for their bread is life for their soul, it shall not enter into the house of the Lord. Amos 8:3 And he said: What seest thou, Amos? And I said: A hook to draw down fruit. And the Lord said to me: The end is come upon my people Israel: I will not again pass by them any more. strange land. Isaiah 49:21 And thou shalt say in thy heart: Who hath begotten these? I was barren and brought not forth, led away, and captive: and who hath brought up these? I was destitute and alone: and these, where were they? Context By the Rivers of Babylon…3For there they that led us into captivity required of us the words of songs. And they that carried us away, said: Sing ye to us a hymn of the songs of Sion. 4How shall we sing the song of the Lord in a strange land?5If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten.… Lexicon Howאֵ֗יךְ (’êḵ) Interjection Strong's Hebrew 349: How?, how!, where can we sing נָשִׁ֥יר (nā·šîr) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's Hebrew 7891: To sing a song שִׁיר־ (šîr-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 7892: A song, singing of the LORD יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel in עַ֝֗ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against a foreign נֵכָֽר׃ (nê·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 5236: That which is foreign, foreignness land? אַדְמַ֥ת (’aḏ·maṯ) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 127: Ground, land Additional Translations How can we sing a song of the LORD in a foreign land?How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land? How shall we sing Jehovah's song In a foreign land? How should we sing the Lord's song in a strange land? How should we sing a song of Jehovah's upon a foreign soil? How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land? How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a foreign land? How can we sing Yahweh's song in a foreign land? How do we sing the song of Jehovah, On the land of a stranger? Jump to Previous Foreign Jehovah's LORD's Sing Soil Song Songs Strange StrangerJump to Next Foreign Jehovah's LORD's Sing Soil Song Songs Strange StrangerExternal Links Psalm 137:4 NIVPsalm 137:4 NLT Psalm 137:4 ESV Psalm 137:4 NASB Psalm 137:4 ASV Psalm 137:4 Bible Apps Psalm 137:4 Biblia Paralela Psalm 137:4 Chinese Bible Psalm 137:4 French Bible Psalm 137:4 German Bible Alphabetical: a can foreign How in land LORD LORD'S of sing song songs the we while OT Poetry: Psalm 137:4 How can we sing Yahweh's song (Psalm Ps Psa.) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |