Psalm 137:1-2

New English Translation

137 By the rivers of Babylon
we sit down and weep^[b]
when we remember Zion.
²On the poplars in her midst
we hang our harps,

Psalm 137:1 sn Psalm 137. The Babylonian exiles lament their condition, vow to remain loyal to Jerusalem, and appeal to God for revenge on their enemies.
Psalm 137:1 tn Heb “there we sit down, also we weep.”

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