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Psalms 136
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1For David, [a Psalm] of Jeremias. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat; and wept when we remembered Sion.
1(137) For David, [a Psalm] of Jeremias. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat; and wept when we remembered Sion.
2We hung our harps on the willows in the midst of it.
2We hung our harps on the willows in the midst of it.
3For there they that had taken us captive asked of us the words of a song; and they that had carried us away [asked] a hymn, [saying], Sing us [one] of the songs of Sion.
3For there they that had taken us captive asked of us the words of a song; and they that had carried us away [asked] a hymn, [saying], Sing us [one] of the songs of Sion.
4How should we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
4How should we sing the Lord's song in a strange land?
5If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [its skill].
5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [its skill].
6May my tongue cleave to my throat, if I do not remember thee; if I do not prefer Jerusalem as the chief of my joy.
6May my tongue cleave to my throat, if I do not remember you; if I do not prefer Jerusalem as the chief of my joy.
7Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase [it], rase [it], even to its foundations.
7Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase [it], rase [it], even to its foundations.
8Wretched daughter of Babylon! blessed [shall he be] who shall reward thee as thou hast rewarded us.
8Wretched daughter of Babylon! blessed [shall he be] who shall reward you as you have rewarded us.
9Blessed [shall he be] who shall seize and dash thine infants against the rock.
9Blessed [shall he be] who shall seize and dash your infants against the rock.