Psalm 137
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1There we sat down and cried— by the rivers of Babylon— as we remembered Zion.1There we sat down and cried— by the rivers of Babylon— as we remembered Zion.
2On the willows there we hung our harps,2On the willows there we hung our harps,
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!"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 are we to sing the song of the LORD on foreign soil?4How are we to sing the song of the LORD on foreign soil?
5If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function. 5If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.
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.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 the day of Jerusalem's fall, LORD, because of the Edomites, who kept saying, "Tear it down! Tear it right down to its foundations!"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!"
8Daughter of Babylon! You devastator! How blessed will be the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.8Daughter of Babylon! You devastator! How blessed will be the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.
9How blessed will be the one who seizes your young children and pulverizes them against the cliff!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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