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Psalm 137:1

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1–3137Alongside Babylon’s rivers

we sat on the banks; we cried and cried,

remembering the good old days in Zion.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

By the waters of Babylon,

there we sat down and wept,

when we remembered Zion.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept

when we remembered Zion.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

By the rivers of Babylon—

there we sat down and wept

when we remembered Zion.

NLTNew Living Translation

Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept

as we thought of Jerusalem.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

By the rivers of Babylon,

there we sat, yes, we wept,

when we remembered Zion.

KJV 1900King James Version

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept,

When we remembered Zion.