Psalm 137:1 - Easy To Read Version

¹ We sat by the rivers in Babylon\par and cried as we remembered Zion. {\cf2\super [628]} \par

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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 Tagairtí Cros

Ezra 8:21

There near the Ahava River, I (Ezra) announced that we all should fast. {\cf2\super [53]} We should fast to make ourselves humble before our God. We wanted to ask God for a safe trip for ourselves, our children, and for all the things we owned.

Ezra 8:31

On the twelfth day of the first month {\cf2\super [57]} we left the Ahava River and started toward Jerusalem. God was with us, and he protected us from enemies and robbers along the way.

Nehemiah 2:3

But even though I was afraid, I said to the king, “May the king live forever! I am sad because the city where my ancestors {\cf2\super [5]} are buried lies in ruins. And the gates of that city have been destroyed by fire.”

Psalm 42:4

My heart breaks as I remember\par \{the good times I had at the temple\}:\par \{I remember\} passing through the crowds\par as I led them all up to God’s temple.\par \{I remember\} the happy songs of praise\par as the crowds celebrated the festivals.\par

Isaiah 66:10

Jerusalem, be happy!\par All you people who love Jerusalem,\par be happy!\par Sad things happened to Jerusalem,\par so some of you people are sad.\par But now you people should be happy.\par

Jeremiah 13:4

This was the message: “Jeremiah, take the loincloth you bought and are wearing, and go to Perath. {\cf2\super [105]} Hide the loincloth there in a crack in the rocks.”

Jeremiah 15:17

I never sat with the crowd\par as they laughed and had fun.\par I sat by myself because of your\par influence on me.\par You filled me with anger\par at the evil around me.\par

Jeremiah 51:13

Babylon, you live near much water.\par You are rich with treasures.\par But your end as a nation has come.\par It is time for you to be destroyed.\par

Jeremiah 8:19

Listen to my people.\par Everywhere in this country\par people are crying for help.\par They say,\par “Is the Lord still at Zion {\cf2\super [74]} ?\par Is Zion’s King still there?”\par

Lamentations 1:16

“I cry about all these things.\par My eyes, my eyes run down with water.\par There is no comforter near me.\par There is no person that can make me feel better.\par My children are like a wasteland.\par They are like that because the enemy won.”\par

Lamentations 2:18

Cry out {\cf2\super [20]} with your hearts to the Lord!\par Wall of the Daughter of Zion, {\cf2\super [21]} \par let tears roll down like a stream!\par let your tears roll down day and night.\par Don’t stop!\par Don’t let your eyes be still!\par

Lamentations 3:48

My eyes flow with streams of tears!\par I cry because of the destruction\par of my people!\par

Lamentations 3:51

My eyes make me sad,\par when I see what happened\par to the girls in my city.\par

Ezekiel 3:15

I went to the people of Israel that were forced to live in Tel Aviv {\cf2\super [27]} by the Kebar Canal. I sat there among them for seven days, shocked and silent.

Daniel 9:3

Then I turned to God, my Master. I prayed to him and asked him for help. I did not eat any food, and I put on the clothes that showed I was sad. And I put dirt on my head.

Luke 19:41

Jesus came near Jerusalem. He saw the city and began to cry for it.

Revelation 11:3

And I will give power to my two witnesses. And they will prophesy {\cf2\super [82]} for 1,260 days. They will be dressed in sackcloth. {\cf2\super [83]} ”