Psalm 137

1 There we sat down and cried— by the rivers of Babylon— as we remembered Zion.ISV — Psalm 137:1

2 On the willows there we hung our harps,ISV — Psalm 137:2

3 for it was there that our captors asked us for songs and our torturers demanded joy from us, “Sing us one of the songs about Zion!”ISV — Psalm 137:3

4 How are we to sing the song of the LORD on foreign soil?ISV — Psalm 137:4

5 If I forget you, Jerusalem, may my right hand cease to function. ^{a137:5 Lit. remember}ISV — Psalm 137:5

6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don’t remember you, if I don’t consider Jerusalem to be more important than my highest joy.ISV — Psalm 137:6

7 Remember the day of Jerusalem’s fall, ^{b137:7 The Heb. lacks fall} LORD, because of ^{c137:7 Lit. against} the Edomites, who kept saying, “Tear it down! Tear it right down to its foundations!”ISV — Psalm 137:7

8 Daughter of Babylon! You devastator! How blessed will be the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.ISV — Psalm 137:8

9 How blessed will be the one who seizes your young children and pulverizes them against the cliff!ISV — Psalm 137:9