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¹ Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we thought of Jerusalem.[174]

² We put away our harps, hanging them on the branches of poplar trees.

³ For our captors demanded a song from us. Our tormentors insisted on a joyful hymn: “Sing us one of those songs of Jerusalem!”

⁴ But how can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a pagan land?

⁵ If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget how to play the harp.

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.

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!”

⁸ O Babylon, you will be destroyed. Happy is the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.

⁹ Happy is the one who takes your babies and smashes them against the rocks!

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1	Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we thought of Jerusalem.[174]
2	We put away our harps, hanging them on the branches of poplar trees.
3	For our captors demanded a song from us. Our tormentors insisted on a joyful hymn: “Sing us one of those songs of Jerusalem!”
4	But how can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a pagan land?
5	If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget how to play the harp.
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.
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!”
8	O Babylon, you will be destroyed. Happy is the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.
9	Happy is the one who takes your babies and smashes them against the rocks!

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