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

Psalms 137:1-6

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

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

2 On [the] willows in her midst, we hung up our lyres.

2 There on the poplars we hung our harps,

3 For there our captors asked of us words of a song, and our tormentors [asked of us] jubilation, "Sing for us from a song 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 could we sing the song of Yahweh in {a foreign land}?

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

5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget.

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

6 Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, if do not I exalt Jerusalem above my highest 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.