< Psalms 137 >
1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
upon river Babylon there to dwell also to weep in/on/with to remember we [obj] Zion
2 We hanged our harps on the willows in the middle thereof.
upon willow in/on/with midst her to hang lyre our
3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.
for there to ask us to take captive us word: because song and tormentor our joy to sing to/for us from song Zion
4 How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a strange land?
how? to sing [obj] song LORD upon land: soil foreign
5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.
if to forget you Jerusalem to forget right my
6 If I do not remember you, let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth; if I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy.
to cleave tongue my to/for palate my if not to remember you if not to ascend: establish [obj] Jerusalem upon head: top joy my
7 Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Raze it, raze it, even to the foundation thereof.
to remember LORD to/for son: descendant/people Edom [obj] day Jerusalem [the] to say to uncover to uncover till [the] foundation in/on/with her
8 O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewards you as you have served us.
daughter Babylon [the] to ruin blessed which/that to complete to/for you [obj] recompense your which/that to wean to/for us
9 Happy shall he be, that takes and dashes your little ones against the stones.
blessed which/that to grasp and to shatter [obj] infant your to(wards) [the] crag