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Psalms 137
Psalm 137
1 By the rivers of Babylon(a) we sat and wept(b)
when we remembered Zion.(c)
2 There on the poplars(d)
we hung our harps,(e)
3 for there our captors(f) asked us for songs,
our tormentors demanded(g) songs of joy;
they said, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"(h)
4 How can we sing the songs of the Lord(i)
while in a foreign land?
5 If I forget you,(j) Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.
6 May my tongue cling to the roof(k) of my mouth
if I do not remember(l) you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem(m)
my highest joy.
7 Remember, Lord, what the Edomites(n) did
on the day Jerusalem fell.(o)
"Tear it down," they cried,
"tear it down to its foundations!"(p)
8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,(q)
happy is the one who repays you
according to what you have done to us.
9 Happy is the one who seizes your infants
and dashes them(r) against the rocks.
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