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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 137, Verse 1

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O give thanks unto the God of heaven: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.
King James Version
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
American Standard Version
By the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.
New English Translation
By the rivers of Babylon we sit down and weep when we remember Zion.
World English Bible
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
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We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
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For 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.
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How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land?
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If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [her cunning].
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If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
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Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase [it], rase [it, even] to the foundation thereof.
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O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy [shall he be], that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
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Happy [shall he be], that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
1
[A Psalm] of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
2
I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise thy name for thy lovingkindness and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name.