Psalms 137:1,4
Psalms 137:1-3 The Message (MSG)
Alongside Babylon’s rivers we sat on the banks; we cried and cried, remembering the good old days in Zion. Alongside the quaking aspens we stacked our unplayed harps; That’s where our captors demanded songs, sarcastic and mocking: “Sing us a happy Zion song!”
Psalms 137:4-6 The Message (MSG)
Oh, how could we ever sing GOD’s song in this wasteland? If I ever forget you, Jerusalem, let my fingers wither and fall off like leaves. Let my tongue swell and turn black if I fail to remember you, If I fail, O dear Jerusalem, to honor you as my greatest.
Psalms 137:1 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion.
Psalms 137:4 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
How can we sing the LORD’S song In a foreign land?
Psalms 137:1 New Century Version (NCV)
By the rivers in Babylon we sat and cried when we remembered Jerusalem.
Psalms 137:4 New Century Version (NCV)
But we cannot sing songs about the LORD while we are in this foreign country!
Psalms 137:1 American Standard Version (ASV)
By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.
Psalms 137:4 American Standard Version (ASV)
How shall we sing Jehovah’s song In a foreign land?
Psalms 137:1 New King James Version (NKJV)
By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion.
Psalms 137:4 New King James Version (NKJV)
How shall we sing the LORD’s song In a foreign land?
Psalms 137:1 Amplified Bible (AMP)
By the rivers of Babylon, There we [captives] sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion [the city God imprinted on our hearts].
Psalms 137:4 Amplified Bible (AMP)
How can we sing the LORD’S song In a strange and foreign land?
Psalms 137:1 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Along the banks of Babylon’s rivers we sat as exiles, mourning our captivity, and wept with great love for Zion.
Psalms 137:4 The Passion Translation (TPT)
But how could we sing the song of the Lord in this foreign wilderness?
Psalms 137:1 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion.
Psalm 137:4 English Standard Version 2016 (ESV)
How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land?
Psalms 137:1 King James Version (KJV)
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.
Psalm 137:4 King James Version (KJV)
How shall we sing The LORD's song in a strange land?
Psalms 137:1 New International Version (NIV)
By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.
Psalms 137:4 New International Version (NIV)
How can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a foreign land?