| 1절 | By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion.
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| 2절 | We hung our harps Upon the willows in the midst of it.
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| 3절 | For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song, And those who plundered us requested mirth, Saying, \"Sing us one of the songs of Zion!\"
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| 4절 | How shall we sing the LORD\'S song In a foreign land?
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| 5절 | If I forget you, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget its skill!
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| 6절 | If I do not remember you, Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth--If I do not exalt Jerusalem Above my chief joy.
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| 7절 | 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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| 8절 | O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed, Happy the one who repays you as you have served us!
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| 9절 | Happy the one who takes and dashes Your little ones against the rock!
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