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Psalm 137

A Lament of Israelites in Exile

1   By  the  rivers  of  Babylon  we  sat  down; 
    there  we  wept  when  we  remembered  Zion. 
2   On  the  willows  near  by 
    we  hung  up  our  harps. 
3   Those  who  captured  us  told  us  to  sing; 
    they  told  us  to  entertain  them: 
    “Sing  us  a  song  about  Zion.” 

4   How  can  we  sing  a  song  to  the  LORD 
    in  a  foreign  land? 
5   May  I  never  be  able  to  play  the  harp  again 
    if  I  forget  you,  Jerusalem! 
6   May  I  never  be  able  to  sing  again 
    if  I  do  not  remember  you, 
    if  I  do  not  think  of  you  as  my  greatest  joy! 

7   Remember,  LORD,  what  the  Edomites  did 
    the  day  Jerusalem  was  captured. 
  Remember  how  they  kept  saying, 
    “Tear  it  down  to  the  ground!” 

8   Babylon,  you  will  be  destroyed. 
  Happy  are  those  who  pay  you  back 
    for  what  you  have  done  to  us— 
9     who  take  your  babies 
    and  smash  them  against  a  rock. 

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