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By the ^(C1)rivers of Babylon, There we sat down and ^(C2)wept, When we remembered Zion.

Upon the ^(F1)(C1)willows in the midst of it We ^(C2)hung our ^(F2)harps.

For there our captors ^(F1)(C1)demanded of us ^(F2)songs, And ^(C2)our tormentors, jubilation, saying, "Sing for us one of the songs of Zion!"

How can we sing ^(C1)the LORD'S song In a foreign land?

If I ^(C1)forget you, Jerusalem, May my right hand ^(F1)forget its skill.

May my ^(C1)tongue cling to the roof of my mouth If I do not remember you, If I do not ^(F1)(C2)exalt Jerusalem Above my chief joy.

Remember, LORD, against the sons of ^(C1)Edom The day of Jerusalem, Those who said, "Lay it bare, lay it bare ^(C2)To its foundation!"

Daughter of Babylon, you ^(F1)(C1)devastated one, Blessed will be one who ^(C2)repays you With ^(F2)the retribution with which you have repaid us.

Blessed will be one who seizes and ^(C1)dashes your children Against the rock.

^(C1)I will give You thanks with all my heart; I will sing Your praises before the ^(C2)gods.

I will bow down ^(C1)toward Your holy temple And ^(C2)give thanks to Your name for Your mercy and Your ^(F1)truth; For You have ^(C3)made Your ^(F2)word great ^(F3)according to all Your name.

On the day I ^(C1)called, You answered me; You made me bold with ^(C2)strength in my soul.

^(C1)All the kings of the earth will give thanks to You, LORD, When they have heard the words of Your mouth.

And they will ^(C1)sing of the ways of the LORD, For ^(C2)great is the glory of the LORD.

For ^(C1)the LORD is exalted, Yet He ^(C2)looks after the lowly, But He knows the ^(C3)haughty from afar.

Though I ^(C1)walk in the midst of trouble, You will ^(F1)(C2)revive me; You will ^(C3)reach out with Your hand against the wrath of my enemies, And Your right hand will ^(C4)save me.

The LORD will ^(C1)accomplish what concerns me; Your ^(C2)faithfulness, LORD, is everlasting; ^(C3)Do not abandon the ^(C4)works of Your hands.