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137:1  We sat by the rivers in Babylon and cried as we remembered Zion.
137:2  We hung our harps nearby, there on the willow trees.
137:3  There in Babylon, those who captured us told us to sing. Our enemies told us to entertain them. They said, “Sing us one of your songs about Zion.”
137:4  But we cannot sing the Lord’s songs in a foreign country!
137:5  Jerusalem, if I ever forget you, may I never play a song again.
137:6  If I fail to remember you, may I never sing again. I will always remember Jerusalem as my greatest joy!
137:7  Lord, be sure to punish the Edomites for what they did when Jerusalem was captured. They shouted, “Destroy its buildings! Pull them down to the ground!”
137:8  Babylon, you will be destroyed! Bless the one who pays you back for what you did to us.
137:9  Bless the one who grabs your babies and smashes them against a rock.