New American Standard Bible 1995 NASB95
English Standard Version ESV
1 By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion.
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By the waters of Babylon, there we sat down and wept, when we remembered Zion.
2 Upon the willows in the midst of it We hung our harps.
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On the willows there we hung up our lyres.
3 For there our captors demanded of us songs, And our tormentors mirth, saying, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion."
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For there our captors required of us songs, and our tormentors, mirth, saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion! ”
4 How can we sing the LORD'S song In a foreign land?
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How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?
5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, May my right hand forget her skill.
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If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill!
6 May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth If I do not remember you, If I do not exalt Jerusalem Above my chief joy.
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Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem above my highest joy!
7 Remember, O LORD , against the sons of Edom The day of Jerusalem, Who said, "Raze it, raze it To its very foundation."
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Remember, O Lord, against the Edomites the day of Jerusalem, how they said, “Lay it bare, lay it bare, down to its foundations! ”
8 O daughter of Babylon, you devastated one, How blessed will be the one who repays you With the recompense with which you have repaid us.
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O daughter of Babylon, doomed to be destroyed, blessed shall he be who repays you with what you have done to us!
9 How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock.
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Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock!