1<\/sup>A Psalm of David: to Jeremiah. Above the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept, while we remembered Zion.<\/span> <\/p>\n 2<\/sup>By the willow trees, in their midst, we hung up our instruments.<\/span> <\/p>\n 3<\/sup>For, in that place, those who led us into captivity questioned us about the words of the songs. And those who carried us away said: “Sing us a hymn from the songs of Zion.”<\/span> <\/p>\n 4<\/sup>How can we sing a song of the Lord in a foreign land?<\/span> <\/p>\n 5<\/sup>If I ever forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten.<\/span> <\/p>\n 6<\/sup>May my tongue adhere to my jaws, if I do not remember you, if I do not set Jerusalem first, as the beginning of my joy.<\/span> <\/p>\n 7<\/sup>O Lord, call to mind the sons of Edom, in the day of Jerusalem, who say: “Despoil it, despoil it, even to its foundation.”<\/span> <\/p>\n 8<\/sup>O daughter of Babylon, have pity. Blessed is he who will repay you with your payment, which you have paid to us.<\/span> <\/p>\n 9<\/sup>Blessed is he who will take hold of your little ones and dash them against the rock.<\/span> <\/p>\n