Psalm 137:1–2

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1 By the waters of Babylon,

there we sat down and wept,

when we remembered Zion.

2 On the willows there

we hung up our lyres.

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.

1 Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept

as we thought of Jerusalem.

2 We put away our harps,

hanging them on the branches of poplar trees.

1 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.

1 By the rivers in Babylon we sat and cried

when we remembered Jerusalem.

2 On the poplar trees nearby

we hung our harps.

1 By the rivers of Babylon,

There we sat down, yea, we wept,

When we remembered Zion.

2 Upon the willows in the midst thereof

We hanged up our harps.

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.

1 By the rivers of Babylon, we sat down and cried 

as we remembered Zion. 

2 We hung our lyres on willow trees. 

1 By the rivers of Babylon—

there we sat down and wept

when we remembered Zion.

2 There we hung up our lyres

on the poplar trees,

1 By the rivers of Babylon—

there we sat down, and there we wept

when we remembered Zion.

2 On the willows there

we hung up our harps.

1 By the rivers of Babylon,

there we sat, yes, we wept,

when we remembered Zion.

2 On the willows in her midst,

we hung up our lyres.

1 We were sitting by the rivers of Babylon.

We cried when we remembered what had happened to Zion.

2 On the nearby poplar trees

we hung up our harps.

1 By the rivers of Babylon,

There we sat down and wept,

When we remembered Zion.

2 Upon the willows in the midst of it

We hung our harps.