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By the rivers of Babylon

(Ezekiel 1:1-3)
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By rivers of Babylon—There we sat, || Indeed, we wept when we remembered Zion.
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We hung our harps on willows in its midst.
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For there our captors asked us the words of a song, || And our spoilers—joy: “Sing to us of a song of Zion.”
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How do we sing the song of YHWH, || On the land of a stranger?
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If I forget you, O Jerusalem, my right hand forgets!
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My tongue cleaves to my palate, || If I do not remember you, || If I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy.
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Remember, YHWH, for the sons of Edom, || The day of Jerusalem, || Those saying, “Raze, raze to its foundation!”
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O daughter of Babylon, O destroyed one, || O the blessedness of him who repays to you your deed, || That you have done to us.
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O the blessedness of him who seizes, and has dashed your sucklings on the rock!
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By the rivers of Babylon

(Ezekiel 1:1-3)
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!”
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How can we sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land?
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If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
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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.
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Remember, LORD, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, “Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!”
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Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us.
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Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.
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