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!�
4 How can we sing Yehowah�s song in a foreign land?
5 If I forget you, Yeruwshalaim,
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 Yeruwshalaim above my chief joy.
7 Remember, Yehowah, against the children of Edom,
the day of Yeruwshalaim;
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.