Psalms 137

1 By the waters of Babylon there we sat, and we wept at the thought of Zion.

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

2 There on the poplars we hung our harps.

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

3 For there our captors called for a song: our tormentors, rejoicing, saying: ‘Sing us one of the songs 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 can we sing the Lord’s song in the foreigner’s land?

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

5 If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand wither.

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

6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth, if I am unmindful of you, or don’t set 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 the Edomites, Lord, the day of Jerusalem’s fall, when they said, ‘Lay her bare, lay her bare, right down to her very 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 Babylon, despoiler, happy are those who pay you back for all 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 Happy are they who seize and dash your children against the rocks.

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