Ps 137:1By the rivers of Babylon, There we [captives] sat down and wept, When we remembered Zion [the city God imprinted on our hearts].
Ps 137:2On the willow trees in the midst of Babylon We hung our harps.
Ps 137:3For there they who took us captive demanded of us a song with words, And our tormentors [who made a mockery of us demanded] amusement, saying, "Sing us one of the songs of Zion."
Ps 137:4¶ How can we sing the LORD'S song In a strange and foreign land?
Ps 137:5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, Let my right hand forget [her skill with the harp].
Ps 137:6Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth If I do not remember you, If I do not prefer Jerusalem Above my chief joy. [Ezek 3:26]
Ps 137:7¶ Remember, O LORD, against the sons of Edom, The day of [the fall of] Jerusalem, Who said "Down, down [with her] To her very foundation."
Ps 137:8O daughter of Babylon, you devastator, How blessed will be the one Who repays you [with destruction] as you have repaid us. [Is 13:1-22; Jer 25:12, 13]
Ps 137:9How blessed will be the one who seizes and dashes your little ones Against the rock. A Psalm of David.<SS>