The Goodnews Bible - Psalms 137 (GNB)

Psalms Chapter 137 (GNB)

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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.

#	GNB
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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