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Psalms 137:1-6

1 Alongside Babylon's rivers we sat on the banks; we cried and cried, remembering the good old days in Zion.

1 By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept when we remembered Zion.

2 Alongside the quaking aspens we stacked our unplayed harps;

2 There on the poplars we hung our harps,

3 That's where our captors demanded songs, sarcastic and mocking: "Sing us a happy Zion song!"

3 for there our captors asked us for songs, our tormentors demanded songs of joy; they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

4 Oh, how could we ever sing God's song in this wasteland?

4 How can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a foreign land?

5 If I ever forget you, Jerusalem, let my fingers wither and fall off like leaves.

5 If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand forget its skill.

6 Let my tongue swell and turn black if I fail to remember you, If I fail, O dear Jerusalem, to honor you as my greatest.

6 May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not consider Jerusalem my highest joy.