Psalm 137:2

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Psalm 137:2

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

There on the willows we hung our harps,

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KJV

King James Version

We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

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WEB

World English Bible

On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps.

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Berean Literal Bible

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Psalm 137

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

² There on the willows we hung our harps,

³ for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”

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

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