Psalms 137
137
Psalm 137
1By the rivers of Babylon, we sat down and cried
as we remembered Zion.
2We hung our lyres on willow trees.
3It was there that those who had captured us demanded that we sing.
Those who guarded us wanted us to entertain them.
⌞They said,⌟ “Sing a song from Zion for us!”
4How could we sing the Lord’s song in a foreign land?
5If I forget you, Jerusalem,
let my right hand forget ⌞how to play the lyre⌟.
6Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth
if I don’t remember you,
if I don’t consider Jerusalem my highest joy.
7O Lord, remember the people of Edom.
Remember what they did the day Jerusalem ⌞was captured⌟.
They said, “Tear it down! Tear it down to its foundation.”
8You destructive people of Babylon,
blessed is the one who pays you back
with the same treatment you gave us.
9Blessed is the one who grabs your little children
and smashes them against a rock.
Currently Selected:
Psalms 137: GW
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
GOD'S WORD® Translation ©1995, 2003, 2013, 2014, 2019, 2020 by God's Word to the Nations Mission Society. All rights reserved.
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
Currently Selected:
:
Highlight
Share
Copy
Want to have your highlights saved across all your devices? Sign up or sign in
© 1999, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2009 by Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. All rights reserved.