< Psalms 137 >

1 upon river Babylon there to dwell also to weep in/on/with to remember we [obj] Zion
By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
2 upon willow in/on/with midst her to hang lyre our
On the willows in its midst, we hung up our harps.
3 for there to ask us to take captive us word: because song and tormentor our joy to sing to/for us from song 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? to sing [obj] song LORD upon land: soil foreign
How can we sing Jehovah's song in a foreign land?
5 if to forget you Jerusalem to forget right my
If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand be forgotten.
6 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
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 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
Remember, Jehovah, against the descendants of Edom, the day of Jerusalem; who said, "Raze it. Raze it even to its foundation."
8 daughter Babylon [the] to ruin blessed which/that to complete to/for you [obj] recompense your which/that to wean to/for us
Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be blessed who rewards you, as you have served us.
9 blessed which/that to grasp and to shatter [obj] infant your to(wards) [the] crag
Blessed shall he be who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.

< Psalms 137 >