Parallel Bible results for "Psalm 137:1-6"

Psalms 137:1-6

1 By the rivers of Babylon- there we sat down and wept when we remembered Zion.

1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.

2 There we hung up our lyres on the poplar trees,

2 There on the poplars we hung our harps,

3 for our captors there asked us for songs, and our tormentors, for rejoicing: "Sing us one of the songs of Zion."

3 for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

4 How can we sing the Lord's song on foreign soil?

4 How can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a foreign land?

5 If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget [its skill].

5 If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill.

6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

6 May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy.