Psalms 137

1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat, and we also wept when we remembered Zion.

By the rivers of Babylon [Confusion], there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking].

2 Upon the willows in her midst had we hung up our harps.

On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps.

3 For there our captors demanded of us the words of song; and those that mocked us, joy, [saying, ] Sing for us one of the songs of Zion.

For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion [Mountain ridge, Marking]!”

4 How should we sing the song of the Lord on the soil of the stranger?

How can we sing Adonai’s song in a foreign land?

5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, may my right hand forget—.

If I forget you, Jerusalem [City of peace], let my right hand forget its skill.

6 May my tongue cleave to my palate if I do not remember thee: if I recall not Jerusalem at the head of my joy.

Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you; if I don’t prefer Jerusalem [City of peace] above my chief joy.

7 Remember, O Lord, unto the children of Edom the day of Jerusalem; who said, Raze it, raze it, even to her very foundation.

Remember, Adonai, against the children of Edom [Red], the day of Jerusalem [City of peace]; who said, “Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!”

8 O daughter of Babylon, who art wasted: happy he, that repayeth thee thy recompense for what thou hast done to us.

Daughter of Babylon [Confusion], doomed to destruction, he will be happy who rewards you, as you have served us.

9 Happy he, that seizeth and dasheth thy babes against the rock.

Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.