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King James BiblePsalm 137

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See Psalms 137:1 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

See Psalms 137:2 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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2 We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.

See Psalms 137:3 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

See Psalms 137:4 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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4 How shall we sing the Lord’s song in a strange land?

See Psalms 137:5 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.

See Psalms 137:6 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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6 If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.

See Psalms 137:7 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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7 Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

See Psalms 137:8 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

See Psalms 137:9 in… The King James Bible Geneva Bible (1599)
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9 Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.