Psalms 137 : 1 (NLT)
Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we thought of Jerusalem.
Psalms 137 : 2 (NLT)
We put away our harps, hanging them on the branches of poplar trees.
Psalms 137 : 3 (NLT)
For our captors demanded a song from us. Our tormentors insisted on a joyful hymn: "Sing us one of those songs of Jerusalem!"
Psalms 137 : 4 (NLT)
But how can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a pagan land?
Psalms 137 : 5 (NLT)
If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget how to play the harp.
Psalms 137 : 6 (NLT)
May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I fail to remember you, if I don't make Jerusalem my greatest joy.
Psalms 137 : 7 (NLT)
O LORD, remember what the Edomites did on the day the armies of Babylon captured Jerusalem. "Destroy it!" they yelled. "Level it to the ground!"
Psalms 137 : 8 (NLT)
O Babylon, you will be destroyed. Happy is the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.
Psalms 137 : 9 (NLT)
Happy is the one who takes your babies and smashes them against the rocks! A psalm of David.
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