| New King James Version | New American Standard Bible 1995 |
| 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 and wept, When we remembered Zion. |
| 2We hung our harps Upon the willows in the midst of it. | 2Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps. |
| 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 our captors demanded of us songs, And our tormentors mirth, saying, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion." |
| 4How shall we sing the LORD’s song In a foreign land? | 4How can we sing the LORD'S song In a foreign land? |
| 5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget its skill! | 5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, May my right hand forget her skill. |
| 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. | 6May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth If I do not remember you, If I do not exalt 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, against the sons of Edom The day of Jerusalem, Who said, "Raze it, raze it To its very foundation." |
| 8O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed, Happy the one who repays you as you have served us! | 8O daughter of Babylon, you devastated one, How blessed will be the one who repays you With the recompense with which you have repaid us. |
| 9Happy the one who takes and dashes Your little ones against the rock! | 9How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock. |
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