Psalms 137

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  1. 1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, we wept when we remembered Zion.
  2. 2We hung our harps on the willows in the midst of it.
  3. 3For there those who carried us away captive required of us a song, and those who wasted us required of us mirth, saying, 'Sing us one of the songs of Zion.'
  4. 4How shall we sing the LORD's song in a foreign land?
  5. 5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
  6. 6Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.
  7. 7Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, 'Raze it, raze it, even to its foundation!'
  8. 8O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed, happy shall he be who repays you as you have served us.
  9. 9Happy shall he be who takes and dashes your little ones against the stones.