Psalms 136 CPDV

¹ A Psalm of David: to Jeremiah.Above the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept, while we remembered Zion.

² By the willow trees, in their midst, we hung up our instruments.

³ For, in that place, those who led us into captivity questioned us about the words of the songs.And those who carried us away said:'Sing us a hymn from the songs of Zion.'

⁴ How can we sing a song of the Lord in a foreign land?

⁵ If I ever forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten.

⁶ May my tongue adhere to my jaws, if I do not remember you,if I do not set Jerusalem first, as the beginning of my joy.

⁷ O Lord, call to mind the sons of Edom,in the day of Jerusalem, who say:'Despoil it, despoil it, even to its foundation.'

⁸ O daughter of Babylon, have pity. Blessed is he who will repay you with your payment, which you have paid to us.

⁹ Blessed is he who will take hold of your little ones and dash them against the rock.