Psalms 137 : 1 (NCV)
By the rivers in Babylon we sat and cried when we remembered Jerusalem.
Psalms 137 : 2 (NCV)
On the poplar trees nearby we hung our harps.
Psalms 137 : 3 (NCV)
Those who captured us asked us to sing; our enemies wanted happy songs. They said, "Sing us a song about Jerusalem!"
Psalms 137 : 4 (NCV)
But we cannot sing songs about the Lord while we are in this foreign country!
Psalms 137 : 5 (NCV)
Jerusalem, if I forget you, let my right hand lose its skill.
Psalms 137 : 6 (NCV)
Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not think about Jerusalem as my greatest joy.
Psalms 137 : 7 (NCV)
Lord, remember what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. They said, "Tear it down! Tear it down to its foundations!"
Psalms 137 : 8 (NCV)
People of Babylon, you will be destroyed. The people who pay you back for what you did to us will be happy.
Psalms 137 : 9 (NCV)
They will grab your babies and throw them against the rocks. A psalm of David.
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