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Psalms 137:3

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Psalms 137:3 — Meaning and Application

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" 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. "

Psalms 137:3

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By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst

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.

How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land?

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget

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Psalms 137:1

"By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion."

Psalms 137:2

"We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst"

Psalms 137:4

"How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land?"

Psalms 137:5

"If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget"

Psalms 137:6

"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."

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