Psalm 137
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1By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion.1There we sat down and cried— by the rivers of Babylon— as we remembered Zion.
2We hung our harps Upon the willows in the midst of it.2On the willows there we hung our harps,
3For 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!”3for it was there that our captors asked us for songs and our torturers demanded joy from us, "Sing us one of the songs about Zion!"
4How shall we sing the LORD’s song In a foreign land?4How are we to sing the song of the LORD on foreign soil?
5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget its skill!5If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.
6If 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.6May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don't remember you, if I don't consider Jerusalem to be more important than my highest joy.
7Remember, O LORD, against the sons of Edom The day of Jerusalem, Who said, “Raze it, raze it, To its very foundation!”7Remember the day of Jerusalem's fall, LORD, because of the Edomites, who kept saying, "Tear it down! Tear it right down to its foundations!"
8O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed, Happy the one who repays you as you have served us!8Daughter of Babylon! You devastator! How blessed will be the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.
9Happy the one who takes and dashes Your little ones against the rock!9How blessed will be the one who seizes your young children and pulverizes them against the cliff!
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Psalm 136
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