Psalm 137, NEW KING JAMES VERSION
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1

By the rivers of Babylon,
There we sat down, yea, we wept
When we remembered Zion.
 

2

We hung our harps
Upon the willows in the midst of it.
 

3

For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song,
And those who plundered us requested mirth,
Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
 

4

How shall we sing the LORD’s song
In a foreign land?
 

5

If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
Let my right hand forget its skill!
 

6

If I do not remember you,
Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth —
If I do not exalt Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.
 

7

Remember, O LORD, against the sons of Edom
The day of Jerusalem,
Who said, “Raze it, raze it,
To its very foundation!”
 

8

O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed,
Happy the one who repays you as you have served us!
 

9

Happy the one who takes and dashes
Your little ones against the rock!