Chapter 137
1 By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down . Yes , we wept , when we remembered Zion .
2 On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps .
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 !"
4 How can we sing Yahweh ’s song in a foreign land?
5 If I forget you, Jerusalem , let my right hand forget its skill.
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 .
7 Remember , Yahweh , against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem , who said, " Raze it ! Raze it even to its foundation !"
8 Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you , as you have done to us.
9 Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock .