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Psalms 137

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¹ By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

² We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

³ For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. [#*] [#†]

⁴ How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a strange land? [#‡]

⁵ If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.

⁶ If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. [#§]

⁷ Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. [#**]

⁸ O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. [#††] [#‡‡]

⁹ Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. [#§§]

#	KJV 06
1	By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
2	We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
3	For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. [#*] [#†]
4	How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a strange land? [#‡]
5	If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
6	If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. [#§]
7	Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. [#**]
8	O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. [#††] [#‡‡]
9	Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. [#§§]

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