Psalm 137:1 - Psalms of David in Metre 1650 (Scottish Psalter)

¹ By Babel's streams we sat and wept, when Sion we thought on.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹ BY THE rivers of Babylon, there we [captives] sat down, yes, we wept when we [earnestly] remembered Zion [the city of our God imprinted on our hearts].

American Standard Version (1901)

¹ By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.

Common English Bible

¹ Alongside Babylon’s streams, there we sat down, crying because we remembered Zion.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹ Of David himself. O Lord, I will confess to you with my whole heart, for you have heard the words of my mouth. I will sing psalms to you in the sight of the Angels.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹ For David himself. I will praise thee, O lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of his angels:

Psalm 137:1 Cross References

Psalm 42:4

My soul is poured out in me, when this I think upon; Because that with the multitude I heretofore had gone: With them into God's house I went, with voice of joy and praise; Yea, with the multitude that kept the solemn holy days.