Asked by ny

How shall we sing the Lord's song in a foreign land?

If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [its skill].

Let my tongue [cling] to the roof of my mouth, if I remember thee not; if I set not Jerusalem above my chiefest joy.

—Psalm 137, Verses 4-6

What does this passage show about the Jewish people during the Babylonian Captivity?

They felt happy to be in a new country.
They wanted to forget their lives in Israel.
They missed their home of Jerusalem.

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
They missed their home of Jerusalem.

The verses are a lament from exiles refusing to forget Jerusalem—expressing grief and devotion (not happiness or a desire to forget their past).