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Psalms 137:1
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Psalms 137:1
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By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
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Psalms 137:1 in Other Translations
KJV
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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
ESV
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By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion.
NLT
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Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we thought of Jerusalem.
MSG
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Alongside Babylon's rivers we sat on the banks; we cried and cried, remembering the good old days in Zion.
CSB
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By the rivers of Babylon- there we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion.
Psalms 137:1 In-Context
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By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
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There on the poplars we hung our harps,
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for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
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How can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a foreign land?
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If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill.
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1.
Ezekiel 1:1,3
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Ezekiel 3:15
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Ezekiel 10:15
2.
Nehemiah 1:4
3.
Isaiah 3:26
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Lamentations 1:4
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