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BrLXX Ψαλμὸς τῷ Δαυὶδ, Ἀγγαίου καὶ Ζαχαρίου.
¶ Ἐξομολογήσομαί σοι Κύριε ἐν ὅλῃ καρδίᾳ μου, καὶ ἐναντίον ἀγγέλων ψαλῶ σοι, ὅτι ἤκουσας πάντα τὰ ῥήματα τοῦ στόματός μου.
( psalmos tōi Dawid, Angaiou kai Zaⱪariou.
¶ Exomologaʸsomai soi Kurie en holaʸ kardia mou, kai enantion angelōn psalō soi, hoti aʸkousas panta ta ɽaʸmata tou stomatos mou. )

BrTr A Psalm for David, of Aggæus and Zacharias.
¶ I will give thee thanks, O Lord, with my whole heart; and I will sing psalms to thee before the angels; for thou hast heard all the words of my mouth.

ULT Beside the rivers of Babylon
⇔ there we sat and wept
⇔ when we remembered Zion.

UST When we had been taken to Babylonia far from Jerusalem,
⇔ we sat down by the rivers there,
⇔ and we cried when we thought about the temple on Mount Zion in Jerusalem.

OEB By the waters of Babylon there we sat,
⇔ and we wept at the thought of Zion.

WEBBE By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down.
⇔ Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET By the rivers of Babylon
⇔ we sit down and weep
⇔ when we remember Zion.

LSV By rivers of Babylon—There we sat,
Indeed, we wept when we remembered Zion.

FBV When we sat down by the rivers of Babylon we wept as we remembered Zion.

T4T When we had been taken to Babylonia, far from Jerusalem,
⇔ we sat down by the rivers there,
⇔ and we cried when we thought about the temple on Zion Hill in Jerusalem.

LEB No LEB PSA 137:1 verse available

BBE By the rivers of Babylon we were seated, weeping at the memory of Zion,

Moff By the streams of Babylon, there we sat
⇔ and wept at the thought of Sion!

JPS By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

ASV By the rivers of Babylon,
⇔ There we sat down, yea, we wept,
⇔ When we remembered Zion.

DRA I will praise thee, O lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of his angels:

YLT By rivers of Babylon — There we did sit, Yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.

Drby By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down; yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.

RV By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

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

KJB-1769 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

KJB-1611 ¶ By the riuers of Babylon, there wee sate downe, yea we wept: when we remembred Zion.
(¶ By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea we wept: when we remembred Zion.)

Bshps By the waters of Babylon we sat downe there: also we wept when we remembred Sion.
(By the waters of Babylon we sat down there: also we wept when we remembred Sion.)

Gnva By the riuers of Babel we sate, and there wee wept, when we remembred Zion.
(By the rivers of Babel we sate, and there we wept, when we remembred Zion. )

Cvdl By the waters of Babilon we sat downe and wepte, when we remebred Sion.
(By the waters of Babilon we sat down and wept, when we remebred Sion.)

Wycl The `title of the hundrid and seuene and thrittithe salm. `To Dauith him silf. Lord, Y schal knouleche to thee in al myn herte; for thou herdist the wordis of my mouth. Mi God, Y schal singe to thee in the siyt of aungels;
(The `title of the hundred and seven and thrittithe psalm. `To Dauith him self. Lord, I shall knouleche to thee/you in all mine herte; for thou/you herdist the words of my mouth. Mi God, I shall singe to thee/you in the sight of angels;)

Luth An den Wassern zu Babel saßen wir und weineten, wenn wir an Zion gedachten.
(An the watern to Babel saßen we/us and weineten, when we/us at Zion thoughtn.)

ClVg Ipsi David. [Confitebor tibi, Domine, in toto corde meo, quoniam audisti verba oris mei. In conspectu angelorum psallam tibi;[fn]
(Ipsi David. [Confitebor tibi, Domine, in toto corde meo, quoniam audisti words oris my/mine. In in_sight angelorum psallam tibi; )

137.1 Psalmus ipsi David. CASS. Captivus, qui fleverat, quasi reædificata Jerusalem et templo, et quasi concivis illi parti Jerusalem, quæ non fuit captiva, id est, angelis, exsultat et laudat primo beneficia sibi data. Ex persona igitur Ecclesiæ, quæ in superioribus est spe, exspectans ibi esse in re, ait, confitebor. Confitebor tibi, Domine. Primo, commendat beneficia sibi data: secundo, dicit quomodo hæc ad omnes dilatentur, ibi, Confiteantur tibi, Domine, etc. In conspectu. AUG. In laudando propono mihi angelos, quibus æquari sicut nunc, ita post, dignitate exspecto. Hi autem in laude Dei nihil aliud proponunt, quam ipsum. In conspectu ergo angelorum, in ea puritate, qua te conspiciunt angeli, ut in te solo sibi acquiescant, ego Psallam tibi.

137.1 Psalmus ipsi David. CASS. Captivus, who fleverat, as_if reædificata Yerusalem and temple, and as_if concivis illi parti Yerusalem, which not/no fuit captiva, id it_is, angelis, exsultat and laudat primo beneficia sibi data. From persona igitur Ecclesiæ, which in superioribus it_is spe, exspectans there esse in re, ait, confitebor. Confitebor tibi, Domine. Primo, commendat beneficia sibi data: secundo, dicit how these_things to everyone dilatentur, ibi, Confiteantur tibi, Domine, etc. In in_sight. AUG. In laudando propono to_me angelos, to_whom æquari like nunc, ita post, dignitate exspecto. They however in laude of_God nihil something_else proponunt, how ipsum. In in_sight therefore angelorum, in ea puritate, which you(sg) conspiciunt angeli, as in you(sg) solo sibi acquiescant, I Psallam tibi.

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: writing-poetry

General Information:

(Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in rivers Babel there sat_down also/yet wept in/on/at/with,remembered,we DOM Tsiyyōn/(Zion) )

General Information:

Parallelism is common in Hebrew poetry. (See also: figs-parallelism)

By the rivers of Babylon

(Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in rivers Babel there sat_down also/yet wept in/on/at/with,remembered,we DOM Tsiyyōn/(Zion) )

Alternate translation: “Next to one of the rivers near Babylon”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / exclusive

we sat & wept & we thought

(Some words not found in UHB: on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in rivers Babel there sat_down also/yet wept in/on/at/with,remembered,we DOM Tsiyyōn/(Zion) )

The writer does not include the readers.

Parallel PSA 137:1

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