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Longing for Zion in a Foreign Land
By the rivers of Babylon,
There we sat down, yea, we wept
When we remembered Zion.
By the rivers of Babylon,
There we sat down, yea, we wept
When we remembered Zion.
By the Rivers of Babylon
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down; yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down; yea, we wept when we remembered Zion.
We hung our harps
Upon the willows in the midst of it.
Upon the willows in the midst of it.
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
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!”
And those who plundered us requested mirth,
Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that made us wail [required] mirth, [saying,] Sing us [one] of the songs of Zion.
How shall we sing the Lord’s song
In a foreign land?
In a foreign land?
How should we sing a song of Jehovah's upon a foreign soil?
If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
Let my right hand forget its skill!
Let my right hand forget its skill!
If I forget thee, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [its skill];
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.
Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth —
If I do not exalt Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.
If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to my palate: if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
Remember, O Jehovah, against the sons of Edom, the day of Jerusalem; who said, Lay [it] bare, Lay [it] bare, down to its foundation!
O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed,
Happy the one who repays you as you have served us!
Happy the one who repays you as you have served us!
Daughter of Babylon, who art to be laid waste, happy he that rendereth unto thee that which thou hast meted out to us.