Psalm 137

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Psalm 137

¹By the rivers of Babylon^(A) we sat and wept^(B)
    when we remembered Zion.^(C)
²There on the poplars^(D)
    we hung our harps,^(E)
³for there our captors^(F) asked us for songs,
    our tormentors demanded^(G) songs of joy;
    they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”^(H)

⁴How can we sing the songs of the Lord^(I)
    while in a foreign land?
⁵If I forget you,^(J) Jerusalem,
    may my right hand forget its skill.
⁶May my tongue cling to the roof^(K) of my mouth
    if I do not remember^(L) you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem^(M)
    my highest joy.

⁷Remember, Lord, what the Edomites^(N) did
    on the day Jerusalem fell.^(O)
“Tear it down,” they cried,
    “tear it down to its foundations!”^(P)
⁸Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,^(Q)
    happy is the one who repays you
    according to what you have done to us.
⁹Happy is the one who seizes your infants
    and dashes them^(R) against the rocks.

Lamentations 5

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5 Remember, Lord, what has happened to us;
    look, and see our disgrace.^(A)
²Our inheritance^(B) has been turned over to strangers,^(C)
    our homes^(D) to foreigners.^(E)
³We have become fatherless,
    our mothers are widows.^(F)
⁴We must buy the water we drink;^(G)
    our wood can be had only at a price.^(H)
⁵Those who pursue us are at our heels;
    we are weary^(I) and find no rest.^(J)
⁶We submitted to Egypt and Assyria^(K)
    to get enough bread.
⁷Our ancestors^(L) sinned and are no more,
    and we bear their punishment.^(M)
⁸Slaves^(N) rule over us,
    and there is no one to free us from their hands.^(O)
⁹We get our bread at the risk of our lives
    because of the sword in the desert.
¹⁰Our skin is hot as an oven,
    feverish from hunger.^(P)
¹¹Women have been violated^(Q) in Zion,
    and virgins in the towns of Judah.
¹²Princes have been hung up by their hands;
    elders^(R) are shown no respect.^(S)
¹³Young men toil at the millstones;
    boys stagger under loads of wood.
¹⁴The elders are gone from the city gate;
    the young men have stopped their music.^(T)
¹⁵Joy is gone from our hearts;
    our dancing has turned to mourning.^(U)
¹⁶The crown^(V) has fallen from our head.^(W)
    Woe to us, for we have sinned!^(X)
¹⁷Because of this our hearts^(Y) are faint,^(Z)
    because of these things our eyes^(AA) grow dim^(AB)
¹⁸for Mount Zion,^(AC) which lies desolate,^(AD)
    with jackals prowling over it.

¹⁹You, Lord, reign forever;^(AE)
    your throne endures^(AF) from generation to generation.
²⁰Why do you always forget us?^(AG)
    Why do you forsake^(AH) us so long?
²¹Restore^(AI) us to yourself, Lord, that we may return;
    renew our days as of old
²²unless you have utterly rejected us^(AJ)
    and are angry with us beyond measure.^(AK)

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Mark 11:12-14

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Jesus Curses a Fig Tree and Clears the Temple Courts^(A)^(B)^(C)

¹²The next day as they were leaving Bethany, Jesus was hungry. ¹³Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to find out if it had any fruit. When he reached it, he found nothing but leaves, because it was not the season for figs.^(D) ¹⁴Then he said to the tree, “May no one ever eat fruit from you again.” And his disciples heard him say it.

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Mark 11:20-24

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²⁰In the morning, as they went along, they saw the fig tree withered from the roots. ²¹Peter remembered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi,^(A) look! The fig tree you cursed has withered!”

²²“Have faith in God,” Jesus answered. ²³“Truly^[a] I tell you, if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Go, throw yourself into the sea,’ and does not doubt in their heart but believes that what they say will happen, it will be done for them.^(B) ²⁴Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.^(C)