| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion. | 1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. |
| 2We hung our harps Upon the willows in the midst of it. | 2We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. |
| 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 there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. |
| 4How shall we sing the LORD’s song In a foreign land? | 4How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land? |
| 5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget its skill! | 5If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. |
| 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. | 6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. |
| 7Remember, O LORD, against the sons of Edom The day of Jerusalem, Who said, “Raze it, raze it, To its very foundation!” | 7Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. |
| 8O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed, Happy the one who repays you as you have served us! | 8O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. |
| 9Happy the one who takes and dashes Your little ones against the rock! | 9Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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