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Psalm 137:1-2
Good News Translation

A Lament of Israelites in Exile

137 By the rivers of Babylon we sat down;
    there we wept when we remembered Zion.
2 On the willows near by
    we hung up our harps.

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Psalm 137:1-2
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Psalm 137

1 By the rivers of Babylon(A) we sat and wept(B)
    when we remembered Zion.(C)
2 There on the poplars(D)
    we hung our harps,(E)

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Psalm 137:3
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3 Those who captured us told us to sing;
    they told us to entertain them:
    “Sing us a song about Zion.”

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Psalm 137:3
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3 for there our captors(A) asked us for songs,
    our tormentors demanded(B) songs of joy;
    they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”(C)

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Psalm 137:4-5
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4 How can we sing a song to the Lord
    in a foreign land?
5 May I never be able to play the harp again
    if I forget you, Jerusalem!

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4 How can we sing the songs of the Lord(A)
    while in a foreign land?
5 If I forget you,(B) Jerusalem,
    may my right hand forget its skill.

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Psalm 137:6
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6 May I never be able to sing again
    if I do not remember you,
    if I do not think of you as my greatest joy!

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Psalm 137:6
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6 May my tongue cling to the roof(A) of my mouth
    if I do not remember(B) you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem(C)
    my highest joy.

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