1 By the rivers of Babylon, we sat down and criedas we remembered Zion.
2 We hung our lyres on willow trees.
3 It was there that those who had captured us demanded that we sing.Those who guarded us wanted us to entertain them.⌊They said,⌋ “Sing a song from Zion for us!”
4 How could we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?