Psalms 137:1
Psalms 137:1-3 The Message (MSG)
Alongside Babylon’s rivers we sat on the banks; we cried and cried, remembering the good old days in Zion. Alongside the quaking aspens we stacked our unplayed harps; That’s where our captors demanded songs, sarcastic and mocking: “Sing us a happy Zion song!”
Psalms 137:1 King James Version (KJV)
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.
Psalms 137:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion.
Psalms 137:1 New Century Version (NCV)
By the rivers in Babylon we sat and cried when we remembered Jerusalem.
Psalms 137:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.
Psalms 137:1 New International Version (NIV)
By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
Psalms 137:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion.
Psalms 137:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
By the rivers of Babylon, There we [captives] sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion [the city God imprinted on our hearts].
Psalms 137:1 New Living Translation (NLT)
Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we thought of Jerusalem.