Psa 137 | NASB1995 | STEP | By the rivers of Babylon , There we sat down and wept , When we remembered Zion .

Psalms 137

An Experience of the Captivity.

1 By the ^arivers of Babylon,
There we sat down and ^bwept,
When we remembered Zion.
2 Upon the ^{▼▼ Or poplars
,} ^dwillows in the midst of it
We ^ehung our ^{▼▼ Lit lyres}harps.
3 For there our captors ^{▼▼ Lit asked
,} ^hdemanded of us ^{▼▼ Lit words of song}songs,
And ^jour tormentors mirth, saying,
“Sing us one of the songs of Zion.”

4 How can we sing ^kthe Lord’s song
In a foreign land?
5 If I ^lforget you, O Jerusalem,
May my right hand ^{▼▼ I.e. become lame}forget her skill.
6 May my ⁿtongue cling to the roof of my mouth
If I do not remember you,
If I do not ^{▼▼ Lit cause to ascend
,} ^pexalt Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.

7 Remember, O Lord, against the sons of ^qEdom
The day of Jerusalem,
Who said, “Raze it, raze it
^rTo its very foundation.”
8 O daughter of Babylon, you ^{▼▼ Or devastator
,} ^tdevastated one,
How blessed will be the one who ^urepays you
With ^{▼▼ Lit your recompense}the recompense with which you have repaid us.
9 How blessed will be the one who seizes and ^wdashes your little ones
Against the rock.