2. On the poplar trees nearbywe hung our harps.
3. Those who captured us asked us to sing.Our enemies wanted happy songs.They said, “Sing us a Temple song from Jerusalem!”
4. But we cannot sing songs about the Lordwhile we are in this foreign country!
5. Jerusalem, if I forget you,let my right hand lose its skill.
6. Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouthif I do not remember you.Let these things happen if I do not think about Jerusalemas my greatest joy.
7. Lord, remember what the Edomites didon the day Jerusalem fell.They said, “Tear it down!Tear it down to its foundations!”