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\c 137
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\q1
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\v 1 When we had been taken to Babylonia far from Jerusalem,
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\q1 we sat down by the rivers there,
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\q2 and we cried when we thought about the temple on Mount Zion in Jerusalem.
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\q1
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\v 2 On the willow trees alongside the rivers we hung our harps
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\q2 because we did not want to play them anymore and because we were very sad.
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\q1
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\v 3 The soldiers who had captured us and taken us to Babylonia forced us to sing for them;
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\q2 they told us to entertain them; they said,
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\q2 "Sing for us one of the songs that you previously sang in Jerusalem!"
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\v 4 But we thought to ourselves,
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\q2 "We are sad because we have been punished by Yahweh and brought to this foreign land;
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\q2 we cannot sing songs about Yahweh while we are here!"
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 5 If I forget about Jerusalem, I hope that my right hand will wither
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\q2 so that I will be unable to play my harp!
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\q1
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\v 6 I hope that I will not be able to sing again
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\q1 if I forget about Jerusalem,
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\q2 if I do not consider that Jerusalem causes me to be more joyful than anything else does.
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\s5
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\v 7 Yahweh, punish the people of the Edom people group
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\q2 for what they did on the day that the army of Babylon captured Jerusalem.
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\q1 Do not forget that they said,
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\q2 "Tear down all the buildings! Destroy them completely! Leave only the foundations!"
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\s5
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\q1
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\v 8 You people of Babylon, you will certainly be destroyed!
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\q2 How fortunate are those who punish you for what you did to us;
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\q1
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\v 9 How fortunate are those who take your babies
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\q2 and smash them to pieces on the rocks.
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