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Psalm 137:1-2
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Lament over the Destruction of Jerusalem

137 By the waters[a] of Babylon,
there we sat down and wept,
    when we remembered Zion.
2 On the willows[b] there
    we hung up our lyres.

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  1. Psalm 137:1 Heb streams
  2. Psalm 137:2 Or poplars
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Psalm 137:1-2
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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)

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