Psalms 137

1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down, yes, 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 upon the willows in the midst of it.

We hanged our harps on the willows in the middle thereof.

3 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us [required of us] mirth, [saying], Sing us [one] of the songs of Zion.

For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Zion.

4 How shall we sing the LORD'S song in a foreign land?

How shall we sing the LORD’s song in a strange land?

5 If I forget thee, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget [her skill].

If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget her cunning.

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.

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

7 Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Raze [it], raze [it], [even] to its foundation.

Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Raze it, raze it, even to the foundation thereof.

8 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy [shall he be], that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewards you as you have served us.

9 Happy [shall he be], that taketh and dasheth thy little ones against the stones.

Happy shall he be, that takes and dashes your little ones against the stones.