Book V of the Psalter · Psalms 107–150
Psalm 137
We Sat and Wept
A lament from exile, remembering Zion by the rivers of Babylon with grief, longing, and covenant memory.
By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion.
What you can do with Psalm 137 here
- Read it
Read Psalm 137 in full in the reading experience, with the text laid out for slow, unhurried attention.
- Listen to it
Listen to the South Florida Psalter musical setting of Psalm 137.
- Sing it
Sing Psalm 137 with your church, your family, or on your own — the Psalter is a songbook before it is anything else.
- Pray it
Pray Psalm 137 as your own words, joining a prayer the church has prayed for three thousand years.
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