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Psalm 137:3-5
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3 ·Those who captured us [Our captors] asked us to sing;
    our ·enemies [oppressors] wanted happy songs.
They said, “Sing us a song about ·Jerusalem [L Zion; C the location of the Temple]!”

4 But we cannot sing songs about the Lord
    while we are in this foreign ·country [land]!
5 Jerusalem, if I forget you,
    let my right hand ·lose its skill [L forget; C its skill of playing a musical instrument].

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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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