Psalm 137:5

Which verses does Psalm 137:5 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

1. Jeremiah 51:504 votes

   You who have escaped the sword, depart and do not linger! Remember the LORD from far away, and let Jerusalem come to mind.”

2. Daniel 6:10–114 votes

   Now when Daniel learned that the document had been signed, he went into his house, where the windows of his upper room opened toward Jerusalem, and three times a day he got down on his knees, prayed, and gave thanks to his God, just as he had done before. Then these men went as a group and found Daniel petitioning and imploring his God.

3. Psalm 84:103 votes

   For better is one day in Your courts than a thousand elsewhere. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God than dwell in the tents of the wicked.

4. Psalm 122:5–93 votes

   For there the thrones of judgment stand, the thrones of the house of David. Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: “May those who love you prosper. …

5. Isaiah 62:13 votes

   For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent, and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not keep still, until her righteousness shines like a bright light, her salvation like a blazing torch.

6. Zechariah 11:173 votes

   Woe to the worthless shepherd, who deserts the flock! May a sword strike his arm and his right eye! May his arm be completely withered and his right eye utterly blinded!”

7. Nehemiah 1:2–42 votes

   Hanani, one of my brothers, arrived with men from Judah. So I questioned them about the remnant of the Jews who had survived the exile, and also about Jerusalem. 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.” …

8. Nehemiah 2:2–32 votes

   so the king said to me, “Why is your face sad, though you are not ill? This could only be sadness of the heart.” I was overwhelmed with fear 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?”

9. Psalm 84:1–22 votes

   For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. How lovely is Your dwelling place, O LORD of Hosts! My soul longs, even faints, for the courts of the LORD; my heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

10. Psalm 102:13–142 votes

    You will rise up and have compassion on Zion, for it is time to show her favor—the appointed time has come. For Your servants delight in her stones and take pity on her dust.

11. Isaiah 62:6–72 votes

Which verses point to Psalm 137:5?

The 10 strongest of 14.

• Jeremiah 51:50 5
• Psalm 122:9 4
• Jeremiah 8:21 3
• Exodus 26:31 2
• Deuteronomy 26:15 2
• 1 Samuel 4:13 2
• 1 Samuel 4:22 2
• 2 Samuel 15:14 2
• Nehemiah 1:2 2
• Psalm 51:18 2