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Psalm 137:7–9

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7Remember, Lord, what the Edomites said

that day eat Jerusalem:

“Destroy it! Destroy it

down to its foundations!” f

8Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,

happy is the one who pays you back

what you have done to us. g

9Happy is he who takes your little ones

and dashes them against the rocks. h

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Footnotes

  1. e137:7 The day Jerusalem fell to the Babylonians in 586 b.c.

Cross references

  1. f137:7 Is 34:5–6; Ezk 35:2; Ob 10–14
  2. g137:8 Jr 50:1–46; 51:1–64
  3. h137:9 2Kg 8:12; Is 13:16; Nah 3:10

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Remember, O Lord, against the Edomites

the day of Jerusalem,

how they said, “Lay it bare, lay it bare,

down to its foundations!”

O daughter of Babylon, doomed to be destroyed,

blessed shall he be who repays you

with what you have done to us!

Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones

and dashes them against the rock!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Remember, Lord, what the Edomites did

on the day Jerusalem fell.

“Tear it down,” they cried,

“tear it down to its foundations!”

Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,

happy is the one who repays you

according to what you have done to us.

Happy is the one who seizes your infants

and dashes them against the rocks.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Remember, Lord, what the Edomites said

that day at Jerusalem:

“Destroy it! Destroy it

down to its foundations!”

Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,

happy is the one who pays you back

what you have done to us.

Happy is he who takes your little ones

and dashes them against the rocks.

NLTNew Living Translation

O Lord, remember what the Edomites did

on the day the armies of Babylon captured Jerusalem.

“Destroy it!” they yelled.

“Level it to the ground!”

O Babylon, you will be destroyed.

Happy is the one who pays you back

for what you have done to us.

Happy is the one who takes your babies

and smashes them against the rocks!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Remember, O Yahweh, against the sons of Edom

the day of Jerusalem,

the ones who said, “Lay it bare! Lay it bare

to its foundation!”

O daughter of Babylon, about to be devastated,

happy shall be he who pays back to you

what you paid out to us.

Happy shall be he who seizes

and smashes your children

against the rock.

KJV 1900King James Version

Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem;

Who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.

O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed;

Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee

As thou hast served us.

Happy shall he be, that taketh

And dasheth thy little ones against the stones.