Psalms 137
1 upon river Babylon there to dwell also to weep in/on/with to remember we [obj] Zion
When we [had been taken to] Babylonia, [far from Jerusalem], we sat down by the rivers there, and we cried when we thought about [the temple on] Zion [Hill in Jerusalem].
2 upon willow in/on/with midst her to hang lyre our
On the willow trees [alongside the rivers] we hung our harps [because we did not want to play them any more because we were very sad].
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
The [soldiers] who had captured us [and taken us to Babylonia] told us to sing [for them]; they told us to (entertain them/make them happy), saying, “Sing for us one of the songs [that you previously sang in] Jerusalem!”
4 how? to sing [obj] song LORD upon land: soil foreign
But [we thought], “We [are sad because we have been punished by Yahweh and brought to this] foreign land, so we cannot [RHQ] sing songs about Yahweh while we are here!”
5 if to forget you Jerusalem to forget right my
If I forget about Jerusalem [APO], Iet my right hand wither [with the result that I will be unable to play my harp]
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
Do not allow me to sing again [MTY], if I forget about Jerusalem, if I do not consider that Jerusalem causes me to be more joyful than anything else does.
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
Yahweh, [punish] the people of the Edom people-group for what they did on the day that the army of Babylon captured Jerusalem. Do not forget that they said, “Tear down all the buildings! Destroy them completely! Leave only the foundations!”
8 daughter Babylon [the] to ruin blessed which/that to complete to/for you [obj] recompense your which/that to wean to/for us
And you people of Babylon, you will certainly be destroyed! Those who punish you in return for what you did to us will be happy;
9 blessed which/that to grasp and to shatter [obj] infant your to(wards) [the] crag
they will take your babies and completely smash them on the rocks.
