Psalm 137:3-5

New American Standard Bible 1995

³For there our captors ^[a]^(A)demanded of us ^[b]songs,
And ^(B)our tormentors mirth, saying,
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”

⁴How can we sing ^(C)the Lord’s song
In a foreign land?
⁵If I ^(D)forget you, O Jerusalem,
May my right hand ^[c]forget her skill.

Psalm 137:3-5

New International Version

³for 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)

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

New American Standard Bible 1995 (NASB1995)

New International Version (NIV)