Psalm 137

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1	By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.	By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.	By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.	By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.
2	There on the willows we hung our harps,	We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.	On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps.	Upon the willows in the midst thereof We hanged up our harps.
3	for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”	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.	For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”	For there they that led us captive required of us songs, And they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
4	How can we sing a song of the Lord in a foreign land?	How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?	How can we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?	How shall we sing Jehovah’s song In a foreign land?
5	If I forget you, O Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function.	If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.	If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.	If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget her skill.
6	May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!	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.	Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you, if I don’t prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.	Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, If I remember thee not; If I prefer not Jerusalem Above my chief joy.
7	Remember, O Lord, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”	Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.	Remember, Lord, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, “Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!”	Remember, O Jehovah, against the children of Edom The day of Jerusalem; Who said, Rase it, rase it, Even to the foundation thereof.
8	O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.	O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.	Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us.	O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us.
9	Blessed is he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.	Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.	Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.	Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones Against the rock.