 1 There we sat down by the rivers of Babylon. Also, we wept when we remembered Zion. 2 We hung our lyres on the willows in its midst. 3 For there our captors demanded a song from us. And our plunderers demanded gladness, 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. 6 If I do not remember you, let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth. If I do not prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy. 7 Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem. Who said, Make it bare. Make it bare, even to the foundation of it. 8 O daughter of Babylon, O destroyed one. Blessed are those who will repay to you your reward that you rewarded to us. 9 Blessed are those who seize and dash your little children against the stones.
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