1 B y the rivers of Babylon, There we sat down, yea, we wept When we remembered Zion.

2 W e hung our harps Upon the willows in the midst of it.

3 F or there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song, And those who plundered us requested mirth, Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

4 H ow shall we sing the Lord ’s song In a foreign land?

5 I f I forget you, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget its skill!

6 I f I do not remember you, Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth— If I do not exalt Jerusalem Above my chief joy.

7 R emember, O Lord, against the sons of Edom The day of Jerusalem, Who said, “Raze it, raze it, To its very foundation!”

8 O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed, Happy the one who repays you as you have served us!

9 H appy the one who takes and dashes Your little ones against the rock!