BY the rivers of Babylon, ther we sat down, yea, we wept when we rememberd Zion.

2 We hung our harps upon the willows in the midst of it.

3 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 ! "

4 How shall we sing the LORD' S song in a foreign land ?

5 If I forget You, O Jerusalem, let my rigth hand forget its skill !

6 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.

7 Remember, O LORD, against the sons of Edom the day of Jerusalem, who said, " Raze it, raze it, to its very foundation! "

8 O daughter of Babylon, who are be destroyed, happy the one who repays you as you have served us !

9 Happy the one who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock ! PSALM 137