1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.studyinterlinear
2We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.studyinterlinear
3For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.studyinterlinear
4How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a strange land?studyinterlinear
5If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.studyinterlinear
6If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.studyinterlinear
7Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.studyinterlinear
8O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.studyinterlinear
9Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.studyinterlinear