3The soldiers who had captured us and taken us to Babylonia told us to sing for them; they told us to ◄entertain them/make them happy►, saying, “Sing for us one of the songs that you previously sang in Jerusalem!”
4But we thought , “We are sad because we have been punished by Yahweh and brought to this foreign land, so we cannot RHQ sing songs about Yahweh while we are here!”
5If I forget about Jerusalem APO, Iet my right hand wither with the result that I will be unable to play my harp