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Psalm 137:1-3
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Israelites in Captivity

137 By the rivers in Babylon we sat and cried
    when we remembered Jerusalem.
2 On the poplar trees nearby
    we hung our harps.
3 Those who captured us asked us to sing;
    our enemies wanted happy songs.
    They said, “Sing us a song about Jerusalem!”

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Psalm 137:1-3
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Psalm 137

1 By the rivers of Babylon(A) we sat and wept(B)
    when we remembered Zion.(C)
2 There on the poplars(D)
    we hung our harps,(E)
3 for there our captors(F) asked us for songs,
    our tormentors demanded(G) songs of joy;
    they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”(H)

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