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Psalms 137:1

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

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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

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

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

137:2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

What does Psalms 137:1 mean?

Psalms 137:1 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include נָהָר (nâhâr), בָּבֶל (Bâbel), יָשַׁב (yâshab).

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By
the
riversנָהָרnâhâr/naw-hawr'/H5104a stream (including the sea; expectation the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity
of
Babylon,בָּבֶלBâbel/baw-bel'/H894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
there
we
sat
down,יָשַׁבyâshab/yaw-shab'/H3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
yea,
we
wept,בָּכָהbâkâh/baw-kaw'/H1058to weep; generally to bemoan
when
we
rememberedזָכַרzâkar/zaw-kar'/H2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male
Zion.צִיּוֹןTsîyôwn/tsee-yone'/H6726Tsijon (as a permanent capital), a mountain of Jerusalem

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BabylonChurch (2)Country, Love ofMusicPatriotismReadings, SelectRiversZion

Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 137:1.

Psalms 74:2

Remember thy congregation, which thou hast purchased of old; the rod of thine inheritance, which thou hast redeemed; this mount Zion, wherein thou hast dwelt. rod: or, tribe

Psalms 87:4

I will make mention of Rahab and Babylon to them that know me: behold Philistia, and Tyre, with Ethiopia; this man was born there.

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What does Psalms 137:1 say?

Psalms 137:1 (King James Version) reads: "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion."

Is Psalms 137:1 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 137:1 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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