1 By the rivers of Babylon—
there we sat down and wept
on the poplar trees, z
3 for our captors there asked us for songs,
and our tormentors, for rejoicing:
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.” a
4 How can we sing the Lord’s song
on foreign soil? b
may my right hand forget its skill. c
6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy! d
7 Remember, Lord, what the Edomites said
that day e at Jerusalem:
“Destroy it! Destroy it
down to its foundations!” f
8 Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,
happy is the one who pays you back
what you have done to us. g
9 Happy is he who takes your little ones
and dashes them against the rocks. h
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