KJV ORIGINAL
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
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By the rivers of Babylon, we sat down and wept as we remembered Zion.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
The writer is expressing deep grief and homesickness for Jerusalem while living in exile in Babylon.
📚 Historical Context
This psalm was written during or after the Babylonian exile (586-538 BC), when the Jewish people were forcibly removed from their homeland and taken to Babylon as captives. Zion refers to Jerusalem, particularly the temple mount, which was the spiritual and cultural heart of Jewish life. The rivers of Babylon likely refer to the canal system around the city where the exiles would gather.
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