Bible Read Psalm 137

Psalm 137:1

Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.

In context

1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.

2 There on the willows we hung our harps,

3 for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”

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Psalm 137:1 in every translation

BSB Berean Standard Bible
By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
KJV King James Version
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
WEB World English Bible
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
ASV American Standard Version
By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.
YLT Young's Literal Translation
By rivers of Babylon — There we did sit, Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.
DBY Darby Translation
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down; yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.
WBS Webster Bible
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

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