Psalms 137:1

NETBible	By the rivers of Babylon we sit down and weep² when we remember Zion.
NIV ©	By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
NASB ©	By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion.
NLT ©	Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we thought of Jerusalem.
MSG ©	Alongside Babylon's rivers we sat on the banks; we cried and cried, remembering the good old days in Zion.
BBE ©	By the rivers of Babylon we were seated, weeping at the memory of Zion,
NRSV ©	By the rivers of Babylon—there we sat down and there we wept when we remembered Zion.
NKJV ©	By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion.

KJV	By the rivers <05104> of Babylon <0894>_, there we sat down <03427> (8804)_, yea, we wept <01058> (8804)_, when we remembered <02142> (8800) Zion <06726>_.
NASB ©	By the rivers <5104> of Babylon <894> , There <8033> we sat <3427> down <3427> and wept <1058> , When we remembered <2142> Zion <6726> .
LXXM	(136:1) tw <3588> T-DSM dauid {N-PRI} epi <1909> PREP twn <3588> T-GPM potamwn <4215> N-GPM babulwnov <897> N-GSF ekei <1563> ADV ekayisamen <2523> V-AAI-1P kai <2532> CONJ eklausamen <2799> V-AAI-1P en <1722> PREP tw <3588> T-DSN mnhsyhnai <3403> V-APN hmav <1473> P-AP thv <3588> T-GSF siwn <4622> N-PRI
NET [draft] ITL	By <05921> the rivers <05104> of Babylon <0894> we sit down <03427> and <01571> weep <01058> when we remember <02142> Zion <06726> .
HEBREW	Nwyu <06726> ta <0853> wnrkzb <02142> wnykb <01058> Mg <01571> wnbsy <03427> Ms <08033> lbb <0894> twrhn <05104> le (137:1) <05921>

NETBible

By the rivers of Babylon we sit down and weep² when we remember Zion.

NET Notes

¹sn Psalm 137. The Babylonian exiles lament their condition, vow to remain loyal to Jerusalem, and appeal to God for revenge on their enemies.

²tn Heb “there we sit down, also we weep.”