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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! |
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