Psalms 137:8 - Compare All Versions
Psalms 137:7-9 MSG (The Message)
GOD, remember those Edomites, and remember the ruin of Jerusalem, That day they yelled out, “Wreck it, smash it to bits!” And you, Babylonians—ravagers! A reward to whoever gets back at you for all you’ve done to us; Yes, a reward to the one who grabs your babies and smashes their heads on the rocks!
Psalms 137:8 KJV (King James Version)
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
Psalms 137:8 NASB1995 (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
O daughter of Babylon, you devastated one, How blessed will be the one who repays you With the recompense with which you have repaid us.
Psalms 137:8 NCV (New Century Version)
People of Babylon, you will be destroyed. The people who pay you back for what you did to us will be happy.
Psalms 137:8 ASV (American Standard Version)
O daughter of Babylon, that art to be destroyed, Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee As thou hast served us.
Psalms 137:8 NIV (New International Version)
Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction, happy is the one who repays you according to what you have done to us.
Psalms 137:8 NKJV (New King James Version)
O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed, Happy the one who repays you as you have served us!
Psalms 137:8 AMP (Amplified Bible)
O daughter of Babylon, you devastator, How blessed will be the one Who repays you [with destruction] as you have repaid us. [Is 13:1-22; Jer 25:12, 13]
Psalms 137:8 NLT (New Living Translation)
O Babylon, you will be destroyed. Happy is the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.
Psalms 137:8 TPT (The Passion Translation)
Listen, O Babylon, you evil destroyer! The one who destroys you will be rewarded above all others. You will be repaid for what you’ve done to us.
Psalms 137:8 ESV (English Standard Version 2025)
O daughter of Babylon, doomed to be destroyed, blessed shall he be who repays you with what you have done to us!