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By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion. |
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We hung our harps Upon the willows in the midst of it. |
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For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song, And those who [1†]plundered us requested mirth, Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!” |
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How shall we sing the LORD’s song In a foreign land? |
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If I forget you, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget its skill! |
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If I do not remember you, Let my [2†]tongue cling to the roof of my mouth— If I do not exalt Jerusalem Above my chief joy. |
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Remember, O LORD, against [3†]the sons of Edom The day of Jerusalem, Who said, “Raze it, raze it, To its very foundation!” |
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O daughter of Babylon, [4†]who are to be destroyed, Happy the one [5†]who repays you as you have served us! |
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Happy the one who takes and [6†]dashes Your little ones against the rock! |
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