1: By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
2: On the willows in its midst, 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.