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Psalm 137:3-5
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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!”

4 Here in a foreign land,
how can we sing
    about the Lord?
5 Jerusalem, if I forget you,
    let my right hand go limp.

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Psalm 137:3-5
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3 for there our captors(A) asked us for songs,
    our tormentors demanded(B) songs of joy;
    they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”(C)

4 How can we sing the songs of the Lord(D)
    while in a foreign land?
5 If I forget you,(E) Jerusalem,
    may my right hand forget its skill.

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