By the
rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we
wept, when we remembered Zion.
02 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the
midst thereof.
03 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.
04 How shall we sing the Lord's song in a strange
land?
05 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right
hand forget her cunning.
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06 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.
07 Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the
day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it,
even to the foundation thereof.
08 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be
destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee
as thou hast served us.
09 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy
little ones against the stones.
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