The Psalms (WEB)

Psalm 137

^137:1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down.
      Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

 ^137:2On the willows in the midst of it,
      We hung up our harps.

 ^137:3For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs.
      Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy:
      "Sing us one of the songs of Zion!"

 ^137:4How can we sing Yahweh's song in a foreign land?

 ^137:5If I forget you, Jerusalem,
      Let my right hand forget its skill.

 ^137:6Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth,
      If I don't remember you;
      If I don't prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.

 ^137:7Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom,
      The day of Jerusalem;
      Who said, "Raze it!
      Raze it even to its foundation!"

 ^137:8Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction,
      He will be happy who rewards you,
      As you have served us.

 ^137:9Happy shall he be,
      Who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.

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