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The Book of Psalms, Chapter 137, Verse 7

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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.
King James Version
Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase [it], rase [it, even] to the foundation thereof.
American Standard Version
Remember, O Jehovah, against the children of Edom The day of Jerusalem; Who said, Rase it, rase it, Even to the foundation thereof.
New English Translation
Remember, O LORD, what the Edomites did on the day Jerusalem fell. They said,“Tear it down, tear it down, right to its very foundation!”
World English Bible
Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom, the day of Jerusalem; who said, "Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!"
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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.
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[A Psalm] of David. I will praise thee with my whole heart: before the gods will I sing praise unto thee.
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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.
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In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, [and] strengthenedst me [with] strength in my soul.
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All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, O LORD, when they hear the words of thy mouth.
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Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the LORD: for great [is] the glory of the LORD.
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Though the LORD [be] high, yet hath he respect unto the lowly: but the proud he knoweth afar off.
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Though I walk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt revive me: thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall save me.
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The LORD will perfect [that which] concerneth me: thy mercy, O LORD, [endureth] for ever: forsake not the works of thine own hands.