Psalms 137
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Psalm 137
1By the rivers of Babylon we sat and wept
when we remembered Zion.
2There on the poplars
we hung our harps,
3for there our captors asked us for songs,
our tormentors demanded songs of joy;
they said, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”
4How can we sing the songs of the Lord
while in a foreign land?
5If I forget you, Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill.
6May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not consider Jerusalem
my highest joy.
7Remember, Lord, what the Edomites did
on the day Jerusalem fell.
“Tear it down,” they cried,
“tear it down to its foundations!”
8Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,
happy is the one who repays you
according to what you have done to us.
9Happy is the one who seizes your infants
and dashes them against the rocks.
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Psalms 137
137
Lament of the Exiles
1By the rivers of Babylon —
there we sat down and wept
when we remembered Zion. # Ezk 1:1,3
2There we hung up our lyres
on the poplar trees, # Jb 30:31; Ezk 26:13
3for our captors there asked us for songs,
and our tormentors, for rejoicing:
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.” # Ps 80:6
4How can we sing the Lord’s song
on foreign soil? # Neh 12:46
5If I forget you, Jerusalem,
may my right hand forget its skill. # Is 65:11
6May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
if I do not remember you,
if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy! # Jb 29:10; Ps 22:15; Ezk 3:26
7Remember, Lord, what the Edomites said
that day # The day Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in 586 b.c. at Jerusalem:
“Destroy it! Destroy it
down to its foundations! ” # Is 34:5-6; Ezk 35:2; Ob 10-14
8Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,
happy is the one who pays you back
what you have done to us. # Jr 50:1-46; 51:1-64
9Happy is he who takes your little ones
and dashes them against the rocks. # 2Kg 8:12; Is 13:16; Nah 3:10
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