| 1 | A Psalm of David: to Jeremiah. Above the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept, while we remembered Zion. |
| 2 | By the willow trees, in their midst, we hung up our instruments. |
| 3 | 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." |
| 4 | How can we sing a song of the Lord in a foreign land? |
| 5 | If I ever forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten. |
| 6 | 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. |
| 7 | O Lord, call to mind the sons of Edom, in the day of Jerusalem, who say: "Despoil it, despoil it, even to its foundation." |
| 8 | O daughter of Babylon, have pity. Blessed is he who will repay you with your payment, which you have paid to us. |
| 9 | Blessed is he who will take hold of your little ones and dash them against the rock. |
