2On the willows in its midst, we hung up our harps.


In Context

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

2 On the willows in its midst, we hung up our harps.

3 For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: |Sing us one of the songs of Zion!|

4 How can we sing Yahweh's song in a foreign land?

Psalm 137:2 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

137:2We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

137:2There on the poplars we hung our harps,

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

137:2On the willows in the midst thereof we hung up our instruments.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

137:2Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

137:2We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

137:2Upon the willows in the midst thereof we hanged up our harps.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

137:2We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst of it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

137:2On willows in its midst we hung our harps.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

137:2We hanged our harps on the willows in the middle thereof.