Psalms 137
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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.
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Psalms 137
137
A Lament of Israelites in Exile
1By the rivers of Babylon we sat down;
there we wept when we remembered Zion.
2On the willows near by
we hung up our harps.
3Those who captured us told us to sing;
they told us to entertain them:
“Sing us a song about Zion.”
4How can we sing a song to the LORD
in a foreign land?
5May I never be able to play the harp again
if I forget you, Jerusalem!
6May I never be able to sing again
if I do not remember you,
if I do not think of you as my greatest joy!
7Remember, LORD, what the Edomites did
the day Jerusalem was captured.
Remember how they kept saying,
“Tear it down to the ground!”
8 #
Rev 18.6
Babylon, you will be destroyed.
Happy are those who pay you back
for what you have done to us —
9who take your babies
and smash them against a rock.
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