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 that land, 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 the LORD’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 forget its skill.

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 don’t remember you, if I don’t 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, LORD, against the children of Edom in 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 happy who repays you, as you have done to us.

9 blessed which/that to grasp and to shatter [obj] infant your to(wards) [the] crag

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