Psalms 137

1 By rivers of Babylon—There we sat, Indeed, we wept when we remembered Zion.

At [the] rivers of - Babylon there we sat also we wept when remembered we Zion.

2 We hung our harps on willows in its midst.

On poplars in [the] midst of it we hung up harps our.

3 For there our captors asked us the words of a song, And our spoilers—joy: “Sing to us of a song of Zion.”

For there they asked us captors our words of a song and mockers our gladness sing for us one of [the] song[s] of Zion.

4 How do we sing the song of YHWH, On the land of a stranger?

How? will we sing [the] song of Yahweh on ground of foreignness.

5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, my right hand forgets!

If I will forget you O Jerusalem may it forget right [hand] my.

6 My tongue cleaves to my palate, If I do not remember you, If I do not exalt Jerusalem above my chief joy.

May it cleave tongue my - to palate my if not I will remember you if not I will lift up Jerusalem above [the] chief of joy my.

7 Remember, YHWH, for the sons of Edom, The day of Jerusalem, Those saying, “Raze, raze to its foundation!”

Remember O Yahweh - to [the] people of Edom [the] day of Jerusalem who were saying lay bare - lay bare to the foundation in it.

8 O daughter of Babylon, O destroyed one, O the blessedness of him who repays to you your deed, That you have done to us.

O daughter of Babylon that is about to be destroyed how blessed! [is one] who he will repay to you dealing your that you dealt to us.

9 O the blessedness of him who seizes, and has dashed your sucklings on the rock!

How blessed! - [is one] who he will seize and he will smash children your to the rock.