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1. By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
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1. By H5921 the rivers H5104 of Babylon H894 , there H8033 we sat down H3427 , yea H1571 , we wept H1058 , when we remembered H2142 H853 Zion H6726 .
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2. We hanged our harps upon the willows in the midst thereof.
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2. We hanged H8518 our harps H3658 upon H5921 the willows H6155 in the midst H8432 thereof.
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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.
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3. For H3588 there H8033 they that carried us away captive H7617 required H7592 of us a song H1697 H7892 ; and they that wasted H8437 us required of us mirth H8057 , saying , Sing H7891 us one of the songs H4480 H7892 of Zion H6726 .
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4. How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a strange land?
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4. How H349 shall we sing H7891 H853 the LORD H3068 's song H7892 in H5921 a strange H5236 land H127 ?
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5. If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
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5. If H518 I forget H7911 thee , O Jerusalem H3389 , let my right hand H3225 forget H7911 her cunning .
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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.
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6. If H518 I do not H3808 remember H2142 thee , let my tongue H3956 cleave H1692 to the roof of my mouth H2441 ; if H518 I prefer H5927 not H3808 H853 Jerusalem H3389 above H5921 my chief H7218 joy H8057 .
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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.
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7. Remember H2142 , O LORD H3068 , the children H1121 of Edom H123 H853 in the day H3117 of Jerusalem H3389 ; who said H559 , Raze H6168 it , raze H6168 it, even to H5704 the foundation H3247 thereof.
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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.
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8. O daughter H1323 of Babylon H894 , who art to be destroyed H7703 ; happy H835 shall he be , that rewardeth H7945 H7999 thee as H854 H1576 thou hast served H7945 H1580 us.
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9. Happy shall he be, that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.
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9. Happy H835 shall he be , that taketh H7945 H270 and dasheth H5310 H853 thy little ones H5768 against H413 the stones H5553 .
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