137:1 Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we thought of Jerusalem.
137:2 We put away our harps, hanging them on the branches of poplar trees.
137:3 For our captors demanded a song from us. Our tormentors insisted on a joyful hymn: "Sing us one of those songs of Jerusalem!"
137:4 But how can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a pagan land?
137:5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget how to play the harp.
137:6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I fail to remember you, if I don't make Jerusalem my greatest joy.
137:7 O LORD, remember what the Edomites did on the day the armies of Babylon captured Jerusalem. "Destroy it!" they yelled. "Level it to the ground!"
137:8 O Babylon, you will be destroyed. Happy is the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.
137:9 Happy is the one who takes your babies and smashes them against the rocks!
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