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^[1] By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
^[2] On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps.
^[3] For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
^[4] How can we sing Yahweh’s song in a foreign land?
^[5] If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
^[6] Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you, if I don’t prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.
^[7] Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, “Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!”
^[8] Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us.
^[9] Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

^[1] By the rivers H5104 of Babylon, H894 there we sat down, H3427 (QalPerf) yea, we wept, H1058 (QalPerf) When we remembered H2142 (QalInf) Zion. H6726
^[2] We hanged H8518 (QalPerf) our harps H3658 Upon the willows H6155 in the midst H8432 thereof.
^[3] For there they that carried us away captive H7617 (QalActPtc) required H7592 (QalPerf) of us a song;^§ H1697 H7892 And they that wasted H8437 us^§ required of us mirth, H8057 saying, Sing H7891 (QalImpv) us one of the songs H7892 of Zion. H6726
^[4] How shall we sing H7891 (QalImpf) The Lord’s H3068 song H7892 in a strange H5236 land?^§ H127
^[5] If I forget H7911 (QalImpf) thee, O Jerusalem, H3389 Let my right hand H3225 forget H7911 (QalImpf) her cunning.
^[6] If I do not remember H2142 (QalImpf) thee, let my tongue H3956 cleave H1692 (QalImpf) to the roof of my mouth; H2441 If I prefer H5927 (HiphImpf) not Jerusalem H3389 above my chief H7218 joy.^§ H8057
^[7] Remember, H2142 (QalImpv) O Lord, H3068 the children H1121 of Edom H123 in the day H3117 of Jerusalem; H3389 Who said, H559 (QalActPtc) Rase H6168 (PielImpv) it, rase H6168 (PielImpv) it, even to the foundation H3247 thereof.
^[8] O daughter H1323 of Babylon, H894 who art to be destroyed;^§ H7703 (QalPasPtc) Happy H835 shall he be, that rewardeth H7999 (PielImpf) thee as thou hast served H1580 (QalPerf) H1576 us.
^[9] Happy H835 shall he be, that taketh H270 (QalImpf) and dasheth H5310 (PielPerf) thy little ones H5768 Against the stones.^§ H5553

Psalm 137:3a Heb. the words of a song
Psalm 137:3b Heb. laid us on heaps
Psalm 137:4 Heb. land of a stranger
Psalm 137:6 Heb. the head of my joy
Psalm 137:8 Heb. wasted
Psalm 137:9 Heb. the rock

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

^{[1] [136:1]} τω δαυιδ επι των ποταμων βαβυλωνος εκει εκαθισαμεν και εκλαυσαμεν εν τω μνησθηναι ημας της σιων
^{[2] [136:2]} επι ταις ιτεαις εν μεσω αυτης εκρεμασαμεν τα οργανα ημων
^{[3] [136:3]} οτι εκει επηρωτησαν ημας οι αιχμαλωτευσαντες ημας λογους ωδων και οι απαγαγοντες ημας υμνον ασατε ημιν εκ των ωδων σιων
^{[4] [136:4]} πως ασωμεν την ωδην κυριου επι γης αλλοτριας
^{[5] [136:5]} εαν επιλαθωμαι σου ιερουσαλημ επιλησθειη η δεξια μου
^{[6] [136:6]} κολληθειη η γλωσσα μου τω λαρυγγι μου εαν μη σου μνησθω εαν μη προαναταξωμαι την ιερουσαλημ εν αρχη της ευφροσυνης μου
^{[7] [136:7]} μνησθητι κυριε των υιων εδωμ την ημεραν ιερουσαλημ των λεγοντων εκκενουτε εκκενουτε εως ο θεμελιος εν αυτη
^{[8] [136:8]} θυγατηρ βαβυλωνος η ταλαιπωρος μακαριος ος ανταποδωσει σοι το ανταποδομα σου ο ανταπεδωκας ημιν
^{[9] [136:9]} μακαριος ος κρατησει και εδαφιει τα νηπια σου προς την πετραν

The Greek New Testament According to the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, Inc., Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Dedicated to the public domain by Guardian Press, Inc. and J. Jeffrey Dodson.