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¹ By the rivers in Babylon we sat and cried
    when we remembered Jerusalem.
² On the poplar trees nearby
    we hung our harps.
³ Those who captured us asked us to sing;
    our enemies wanted happy songs.
    They said, "Sing us a song about Jerusalem!"

⁴ But we cannot sing songs about the Lord
    while we are in this foreign country!
⁵ Jerusalem, if I forget you,
    let my right hand lose its skill.
⁶ 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.

⁷ Lord, remember what the Edomites did
    on the day Jerusalem fell.
They said, "Tear it down!
    Tear it down to its foundations!"

⁸ People of Babylon, you will be destroyed.
    The people who pay you back for what you did to us will be happy.
⁹ They will grab your babies
    and throw them against the rocks.