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Psalm 137:8

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137:8O daughter Babylon, soon to be devastated!9

How blessed will be the one who repays you

for what you dished out to us!10

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Footnotes

  1. 9 Heb “O devastated daughter of Babylon.” The psalmist dramatically anticipates Babylon’s demise.
  2. 10 Heb “O the happiness of the one who repays you your wage which you paid to us.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

O daughter of Babylon, doomed to be destroyed,

blessed shall he be who repays you

with what you have done to us!

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,

happy is the one who repays you

according to what you have done to us.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Daughter Babylon, doomed to destruction,

happy is the one who pays you back

what you have done to us.

NLTNew Living Translation

O Babylon, you will be destroyed.

Happy is the one who pays you back

for what you have done to us.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

O daughter of Babylon, about to be devastated,

happy shall be he who pays back to you

what you paid out to us.

KJV 1900King James Version

O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed;

Happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee

As thou hast served us.