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Psalms 137

Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision) · 8 verses

1For David himself. 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 the angels:

2I 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.

3In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me: thou shalt multiply strength in my soul.

4May all the kings of the earth give glory to thee: for they have heard all the words of thy mouth.

5And let them sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.

6For the Lord is high, and looketh on the low: and the high he knoweth afar off.

7If 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.

8The Lord will repay for me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: O despise not the works of thy hands.

Listen: this chapter in The Bible in a Year

Fr. Mike Schmitz reads and explains Psalms 137 on Day 181 of 365 — “Jonah and the Whale” (Ascension). Official podcast player; audio starts when you press play.

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Hear this chapter preached

Psalms 137 is read at Sunday Mass — most recently on Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time. Sunday homilies on those readings:

Bishop Robert Barron · Word on Fire

Lord, Teach Us to Pray - Bishop Barron’s Sunday Sermon

Fr. Mike Schmitz · Ascension

"Teach Us to Pray" | 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Mike's Homily) …

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