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This article is about Psalm 137 in Hebrew (Masoretic) numbering. For Psalm 137 in Greek Septuagint or Latin Vulgate numbering, see Psalm 138.
Psalm 137
"By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down"
Communal lament
Psalm 137 from Chludov Psalter (9th century)
Other name
Psalm 136
"Super flumina Babylonis"
Language
Hebrew (original)
Psalm 137
← Psalm 136
Psalm 138 →
Psalm 137 in the Eadwine Psalter (12th century)
Book
Book of Psalms
Hebrew Bible part
Ketuvim
Order in the Hebrew part
1
Category
Sifrei Emet
Christian Bible part
Old Testament
Order in the Christian part
19
Psalm 137 is the 137th psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down". The Book of Psalms is part of the third section of the Hebrew Bible, and a book of the Christian Old Testament. In the slightly different numbering system used in the Greek Septuagint and Latin Vulgate translations of the Bible, this psalm is Psalm 136. In Latin, it is known by the incipit, "Super flumina Babylonis".[1] The psalm is a communal lament about remembering Zion, and yearning for Jerusalem while dwelling in exile during the Babylonian captivity.
The psalm forms a regular part of liturgy in Jewish, Eastern Orthodox, Catholic, Lutheran, Anglican and other Protestant traditions. It has often been set to music and paraphrased in hymns.
^Parallel Latin/English Psalter / Psalmus 136 (137) Archived 2017-05-07 at the Wayback Machine medievalist.net
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