Font Size
Psalm 137:1-2
Good News Translation
Psalm 137:1-2
Good News Translation
A Lament of Israelites in Exile
137 By the rivers of Babylon we sat down;
there we wept when we remembered Zion.
2 On the willows near by
we hung up our harps.
Psalm 137:3
Good News Translation
Psalm 137:3
Good News Translation
3 Those who captured us told us to sing;
they told us to entertain them:
“Sing us a song about Zion.”
Psalm 137:4-5
Good News Translation
Psalm 137:4-5
Good News Translation
4 How can we sing a song to the Lord
in a foreign land?
5 May I never be able to play the harp again
if I forget you, Jerusalem!
Psalm 137:6
Good News Translation
Psalm 137:6
Good News Translation
6 May I never be able to sing again
if I do not remember you,
if I do not think of you as my greatest joy!
Good News Translation (GNT)
Good News Translation® (Today’s English Version, Second Edition) © 1992 American Bible Society. All rights reserved. For more information about GNT, visit www.bibles.com and www.gnt.bible.
Bible Gateway Recommends
Good News Bible, Paper, Blue
Our Price: $6.39
Catholic Bible, Burgundy, hardcover
Our Price: $18.99
GNT 50th Anniversary Edition Bible - Slightly Imperfect
Retail: $10.99
Our Price: $9.43
Save: $1.56 (14%)
Good News Bible - Maroon
Our Price: $12.99
The Acts of the Apostles (GNT), Paper
Our Price: $11.24