Cross references

Psalm 137:1

By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept

when we remembered Zion.

Psalm 137:1 BSB

Psalm 137:1 has 24 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 6 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Ezekiel 1:1 (9 votes) and Ezekiel 3:15 (6 votes). 17 other verses point back to it. It links with 11 other books, from Genesis 2 to Revelation 11.

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Which verses does Psalm 137:1 point to?

The 20 strongest of 24, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. In the thirtieth year, on the fifth day of the fourth month, while I was among the exiles by the River Kebar, the heavens opened and I saw visions of God.

  2. I came to the exiles at Tel-abib who dwelt by the River Kebar. And for seven days I sat where they sat and remained there among them, overwhelmed.

  3. The elders of the Daughter of Zion sit on the ground in silence. They have thrown dust on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem have bowed their heads to the ground. My eyes fail from weeping; I am churning within. My heart is poured out in grief over the destruction of the daughter of my people, because children and infants faint in the streets of the city.

  4. The hearts of the people cry out to the Lord. O wall of the Daughter of Zion, let your tears run down like a river day and night. Give yourself no relief, and your eyes no rest.

  5. Streams of tears flow from my eyes over the destruction of the daughter of my people.

  6. the word of the LORD came directly to Ezekiel the priest, the son of Buzi, in the land of the Chaldeans by the River Kebar. And there the LORD’s hand was upon him.

  7. Ezra 8:213 votes

    And there by the Ahava Canal I proclaimed a fast, so that we might humble ourselves before our God and ask Him for a safe journey for us and our children, with all our possessions.

  8. Ezra 8:313 votes

    On the twelfth day of the first month we set out from the Ahava Canal to go to Jerusalem, and the hand of our God was upon us to protect us from the hands of the enemies and bandits along the way.

  9. And they told me, “The remnant who survived the exile are there in the province, in great trouble and disgrace. The wall of Jerusalem is broken down, and its gates have been burned with fire.” When I heard these words, I sat down and wept. I mourned for days, fasting and praying before the God of heaven.

  10. and replied to the king, “May the king live forever! Why should I not be sad when the city where my fathers are buried lies in ruins, and its gates have been destroyed by fire?”

  11. Psalm 42:43 votes
  12. Luke 19:413 votes

Which verses point to Psalm 137:1?

The 10 strongest of 17.