Psa 137 | NASB2020 | 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, jubilation, saying,
“Sing for 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, Jerusalem,
May my right hand ^{▼▼I.e., become useless}forget its 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, Lord, against the sons of ^qEdom
The day of Jerusalem,
Those who said, “Lay it bare, lay it bare
^rTo its foundation!”
8 Daughter of Babylon, you ^{▼▼Or devastator
,} ^tdevastated one,
Blessed will be one who ^urepays you
With ^{▼▼Lit your requital}the retribution with which you have repaid us.
9 Blessed will be one who seizes and ^wdashes your children
Against the rock.