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Psalm 137 New King James Version (NKJV)

Longing for Zion in a Foreign Land

137 By the rivers of Babylon,
There we sat down, yea, we wept
When we remembered Zion.
²We hung our harps
Upon the willows in the midst of it.
³For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song,
And those who ^(A)plundered us requested mirth,
Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

⁴How shall we sing the Lord’s song
In a foreign land?
⁵If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
Let my right hand forget its skill!
⁶If I do not remember you,
Let my ^(B)tongue cling to the roof of my mouth—
If I do not exalt Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.

⁷Remember, O Lord, against ^(C)the sons of Edom
The day of Jerusalem,
Who said, ^[a]“Raze it, raze it,
To its very foundation!”

⁸O daughter of Babylon, ^(D)who are to be destroyed,
Happy the one ^(E)who repays you as you have served us!
⁹Happy the one who takes and ^(F)dashes
Your little ones against the rock!

New King James Version (NKJV)