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KJV : Psalms 137

verses:

1. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

2. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

3. 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.

4. How shall we sing the LORD's song in a strange land?

5. If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.

6. 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.

7. Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

8. O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

9. Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

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verses:

1. By the rivers of Babylon we were seated, weeping at the memory of Zion,

2. Hanging our instruments of music on the trees by the waterside.

3. For there those who had taken us prisoners made request for a song; and those who had taken away all we had gave us orders to be glad, saying, Give us one of the songs of Zion.

4. How may we give the Lord's song in a strange land?

5. If I keep not your memory, O Jerusalem, let not my right hand keep the memory of its art.

6. If I let you go out of my thoughts, and if I do not put Jerusalem before my greatest joy, let my tongue be fixed to the roof of my mouth.

7. O Lord, keep in mind against the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem; how they said, Let it be uncovered, uncovered even to its base.

8. O daughter of Babylon, whose fate is destruction; happy is the man who does to you what you have done to us.

9. Happy is the man who takes your little ones, crushing them against the rocks.

ASV BasicEnglish Darby Webster Young Segond21 NEG1979 Segond Darby_Fr Martin Ostervald Luther Schlachter