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For there our captors (A)asked us about the words of a song,
And (B)our tormentors asked joyfully, saying,
“Sing for us one of the songs of Zion.”

How can we sing a song of (C)Yahweh
In a foreign land?
If I (D)forget you, O Jerusalem,
May my right hand [a]forget her skill.

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  1. Psalm 137:5 Become lame

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)

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

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