1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down; yea, we wept when we remembered Zion. 2We hung our lyres on the willows in the midst of it, 3For there our captors demanded a song from us; and our tormentors demanded joy, saying, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion." 4How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a foreign land? 5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its cunning. 6If I do not remember you, let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth--if I do not set Jerusalem above my chief joy. 7Remember, O LORD, concerning the sons of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, "Raze it! Raze it! Even to its foundation!" 8O daughter of Babylon, O you who are to be destroyed! Blessed is he who will repay to you your reward which you rewarded to us. 9Happy shall he be who seizes and dashes your little ones against the rock. A Faithful Version Copyright © 2007, 2009, 2010, 2011 York Publishing Company Post Office Box 1038 Hollister, California 95024-1038 All rights reserved. All Scripture may be freely quoted except for brief excerpts for review purposes, no part of this publication may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means--electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or information storage and retrieval systems, or use of hermeneutical conclusions of copyright owner. Bible Hub |
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