Psalms 137:1 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.”

Psalms 137:1 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Psalms 137:1 in 6 Bible Translations

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Psalms 137:1 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.”

Psalms 137:1 — World English Bible

Psalms 137:1 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion. ”

Psalms 137:1 — American Standard Version

Psalms 137:1 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“By rivers of Babylon--There we did sit, Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.”

Psalms 137:1 — Young's Literal Translation

Psalms 137:1 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down; yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. ”

Psalms 137:1 — Darby Translation

Psalms 137:1 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“By the riuers of Babel we sate, and there wee wept, when we remembred Zion.”

Psalms 137:1 — Geneva Bible

Psalms 137:1 in Context — Psalms 137

1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

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What Does Psalms 137:1 Mean?

Psalms 137:1 is a verse from the Book of Psalms, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Psalms chapter 137. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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