By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. There on the poplars we hung our harps, for there our captors asked us for songs,

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 …

Psalm 137 is a hymn expressing the yearnings of the Jewish people during their Babylonian exile. In its whole form of nine verses, the psalm reflects the yearning for Jerusalem as well as …

1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion. 2 There on the poplars we hung our harps, 3 for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded …

when we remembered Zion. “Sing us a song of Zion.” in a foreign land? may my right hand cease to function. as my greatest joy! “tear it down to its foundations!” as you have done to us. and …

PSALM 137 * Sorrow and Hope in Exile I. 1 By the rivers of Babylon. there we sat weeping. when we remembered Zion. a. 2 On the poplars in its midst. we hung up our harps. b. 3 For there …

137 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 …

they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” while in a foreign land? may my right hand forget its skill. my highest joy. on the day Jerusalem fell. “tear it down to its foundations!” according to …

137 By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion. 2 We hung our harps Upon the willows in the midst of it. 3 For there those who carried us away …

they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” while in a foreign land? may my right hand forget its skill. my highest joy. on the day Jerusalem fell. “tear it down to its foundations!” according to …