1.
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion. Explain This Verse
2.
We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof. Explain This Verse
3.
For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion. Explain This Verse
4.
How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land? Explain This Verse
5.
If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning. Explain This Verse
6.
If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy. Explain This Verse
7.
Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof. Explain This Verse
8.
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us. Explain This Verse
9.
Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones. Explain This Verse