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Psalms 137	Psaumes 137
Psalms 137:1 By the rivers of Babylon we were seated, weeping at the memory of Zion,	Psaumes 137:1 Sur les bords des fleuves de Babylone, Nous étions assis et nous pleurions, en nous souvenant de Sion.
Psalms 137:2 Hanging our instruments of music on the trees by the waterside.	Psaumes 137:2 Aux saules de la contrée Nous avions suspendu nos harpes.
Psalms 137:3 For there those who had taken us prisoners made request for a song; and those who had taken away all we had gave us orders to be glad, saying, Give us one of the songs of Zion.	Psaumes 137:3 Là, nos vainqueurs nous demandaient des chants, Et nos oppresseurs de la joie: Chantez-vous quelques-uns des cantiques de Sion!
Psalms 137:4 How may we give the Lord's song in a strange land?	Psaumes 137:4 Comment chanterions-nous les cantiques de l`Éternel Sur une terre étrangère?
Psalms 137:5 If I keep not your memory, O Jerusalem, let not my right hand keep the memory of its art.	Psaumes 137:5 Si je t`oublie, Jérusalem, Que ma droite m`oublie!
Psalms 137:6 If I let you go out of my thoughts, and if I do not put Jerusalem before my greatest joy, let my tongue be fixed to the roof of my mouth.	Psaumes 137:6 Que ma langue s`attache à mon palais, Si je ne me souviens de toi, Si je ne fais de Jérusalem Le principal sujet de ma joie!
Psalms 137:7 O Lord, keep in mind against the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem; how they said, Let it be uncovered, uncovered even to its base.	Psaumes 137:7 Éternel, souviens-toi des enfants d`Édom, Qui, dans la journée de Jérusalem, Disaient: Rasez, rasez Jusqu`à ses fondements!
Psalms 137:8 O daughter of Babylon, whose fate is destruction; happy is the man who does to you what you have done to us.	Psaumes 137:8 Fille de Babylone, la dévastée, Heureux qui te rend la pareille, Le mal que tu nous as fait!
Psalms 137:9 Happy is the man who takes your little ones, crushing them against the rocks.	Psaumes 137:9 Heureux qui saisit tes enfants, Et les écrase sur le roc!