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Psalm 137:1-3
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A Prayer for Revenge

1 Beside the rivers of Babylon
we thought about Jerusalem,
    and we sat down and cried.
2 We hung our small harps
    on the willow[a] trees.
3 Our enemies had brought us here
    as their prisoners;
now they wanted us to sing
    and entertain them.
They insulted us and shouted,
    “Sing about Zion!”

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  1. 137.2 willow: Or “poplar.”
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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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