[kaehurowing]

PSALM 137

By the rivers of Babylon,
There we sat down, yea, we wept
When we remembered Zion.
We hung our harps
Upon the willows in the midst of it.
For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song,
And those who plundered us requested mirth,
Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

How shall we sing the Lord’s song
In a foreign land?
If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
Let my right hand forget its skill!
If I do not remember you,
Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth—
If I do not exalt Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.

Of course there is also the reggae version.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-3-OVv10_M

And perhaps the most beautiful version, from Godspell:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFmGFWqAr68

[mumblypeg]

You might enjoy Leonard Cohen’s By The Rivers Dark, also inspired by Psalm 137.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=JLyKrioSFRw