Psalms 137

¹By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down.

²By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down.

³By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down.

⁴On the willows in that land,

⁵On the willows in that land,

⁶On the willows in that land,

⁷For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs.

⁸For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs.

⁹For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs.

¹⁰How can we sing Yahweh’s song in a foreign land?

¹¹How can we sing Yahweh’s song in a foreign land?

¹²How can we sing Yahweh’s song in a foreign land?

¹³If I forget you, Jerusalem,

¹⁴If I forget you, Jerusalem,

¹⁵If I forget you, Jerusalem,

¹⁶Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you,

¹⁷Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you,

¹⁸Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you,

¹⁹Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem,

²⁰Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem,

²¹Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem,

²²Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction,

²³Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction,

²⁴Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction,

²⁵Happy shall he be,

²⁶Happy shall he be,

²⁷Happy shall he be,