Psalm 137
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1By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.1By the rivers of Babylon we sit down and weep when we remember Zion.
2There on the poplars we hung our harps,2On the poplars in her midst we hang our harps,
3for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"3for there our captors ask us to compose songs; those who mock us demand that we be happy, saying: "Sing for us a song about Zion!"
4How can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a foreign land?4How can we sing a song to the LORD in a foreign land?
5If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill.5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand be crippled!
6May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy.6May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, and do not give Jerusalem priority over whatever gives me the most joy.
7Remember, LORD, what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. "Tear it down," they cried, "tear it down to its foundations!"7Remember, O LORD, what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. They said, "Tear it down, tear it down, right to its very foundation!"
8Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is the one who repays you according to what you have done to us.8O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated! How blessed will be the one who repays you for what you dished out to us!
9Happy is the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.9How blessed will be the one who grabs your babies and smashes them on a rock!
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