Psalms Chapter 137 verse 1 Holy Bible

ASV Psalms 137:1

By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.
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BBE Psalms 137:1

By the rivers of Babylon we were seated, weeping at the memory of Zion,
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DARBY Psalms 137:1

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down; yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.
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KJV Psalms 137:1

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
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WEB Psalms 137:1

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
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YLT Psalms 137:1

By rivers of Babylon -- There we did sit, Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.
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Psalms 137 : 1 Bible Verse Songs

Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 1. - By the rivers of Babylon The Euphrates and the canals derived from it, which were many, and filled with running, not stagnant, water. These would present themselves to the exiles as "rivers." There we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. The exiles had their leisure hours - they were not kept by their masters at hard work continually. During these leisure hours they naturally "sat down" by the rivers of Babylon, as the most pleasant and attractive places. They brought their harps with them (ver. 2), with some idea, perhaps, of indulging in mournful strains. Grief, however, overpowered them - Zion came to their recollection-and they could do nothing but weep.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(1) By the rivers . . .--Mentioned as the characteristic feature of the country, as we say "among the mountains of Wales." The canals which irrigated Babylonia made it what an ancient writer called it, the greatest of "cities of river places."