### World English Bible

Psalms 136

## The Book of Psalms

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| # Chapter 137
#### 1 | By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
#### 2 | On the willows in the midst of it, 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!'
#### 4 | How can we sing Yahweh's song in a foreign land?
#### 5 | If I forget you, Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget its skill.
#### 6 | 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.
#### 7 | Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom, The day of Jerusalem; Who said, 'Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!'
#### 8 | Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, He will be happy who rewards you, As you have served us.
#### 9 | Happy shall he be, Who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock. Psalm 138 By David.

Psalms 138

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