Psalms 137:1

By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.

Berean Standard Bible, public domain. Read all of Psalms 137

3 songs meet this passage

  • “A melancholy town where we never smile”

    Feel Good Inc. (feat. David Jolicoeur, Kelvin Mercer & Vincent Mason) · Gorillaz & De La Soul

    resonates with Psalms 137:1

    A sorrowful place devoid of joy recalls exile laments where the land itself seems to grieve.

  • Sweet Home Alabama · Lynyrd Skynyrd

    resonates with Psalms 137:1-4

    Like the exiles longing for Zion, this song's whole posture is a longing for a specific homeland, tangled with pride and old grievances, a very human mix of love of place and defensiveness.

  • “We had a place that we could call home”

    Prayer of the Refugee · Rise Against

    resonates with Psalms 137:1-4

    The ache for a lost homeland and the grief of exile mirror the song's opening lament for what was left behind.