Psalms 137

1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yea, we wept, When we remembered Zion.

By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.

2 We hung our harps on the willows in the midst thereof.

On the willows in its midst, we hung up our harps.

3 For there they who carried us away captive required of us a song; They who wasted us required of us mirth: “Sing 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."

4 How shall we sing the LORD'S song In a strange land?

How can we sing Jehovah's song in a foreign land?

5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget her cunning!

If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten.

6 If I do not remember thee, Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth; If I prefer not Jerusalem above my chief joy!

Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you; if I do not prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.

7 Remember, O LORD! against the children of Edom The day of the calamity of Jerusalem! Who said, “Raze it, Raze it to its foundations!”

Remember, Jehovah, against the descendants of Edom, the day of Jerusalem; who said, "Raze it. Raze it even to its foundation."

8 O daughter of Babylon, thou destroyer! Happy be he who requiteth thee As thou hast dealt with us!

Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be blessed who rewards you, as you have served us.

9 Happy be he who seizeth thy little ones And dasheth them against the stones!

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