Psalms 137 — WEBBE
137Verse 1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down.Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.Verse 2On the willows in that land,we hung up our harps.Verse 3For 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!”Verse 4How can we sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land?
Verse 5If I forget you, Jerusalem,let my right hand forget its skill.Verse 6Let 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.Verse 7Remember, LORD, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem,who said, “Raze it!
Raze it even to its foundation!”Verse 8Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction,he will be happy who repays you,
as you have done to us.Verse 9Happy shall he be,who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”Verse 4How can we sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land?
Verse 5If I forget you, Jerusalem,let my right hand forget its skill.Verse 6Let 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.Verse 7Remember, LORD, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem,who said, “Raze it!
Raze it even to its foundation!”Verse 8Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction,he will be happy who repays you,
as you have done to us.Verse 9Happy shall he be,who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.