Read Psalms 137

World English Bible · 9 verses

1. ¹ By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
2. ² On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
3. ³ For 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!”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
4. ⁴ How can we sing Yahweh’s song in a foreign land?This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
5. ⁵ If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
6. ⁶ Let 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.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
7. ⁷ Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, “Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!”This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
8. ⁸ Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.
9. ⁹ Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.This verse is not in this translation's source text (many modern translations omit it). See your Bible's footnote.

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