Psalms 137
World English BibleTranslation
World English Bible
Douay-Rheims Bible, American Edition (1899)
1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat down. Yes, we wept, when we remembered Zion.
1I will praise thee, O lord, with my whole heart: for thou hast heard the words of my mouth. I will sing praise to thee in the sight of his angels:
2On the willows in that land, we hung up our harps.
2I will worship towards thy holy temple, and I will give glory to thy name. For thy mercy, and for thy truth: for thou hast magnified thy holy name above all.
3For 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!”
3In what day soever I shall call upon thee, hear me: thou shall multiply strength in my soul.
4How can we sing the LORD’s song in a foreign land?
4May all the kings of the earth give glory to thee: for they have heard all the words of thy mouth.
5If I forget you, Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill.
5And let them sing in the ways of the Lord: for great is the glory of the Lord.
6Let 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.
6For the Lord is high, and looketh on the low: and the high he knoweth afar off.
7Remember, LORD, against the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem, who said, “Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!”
7If I shall walk in the midst of tribulation, thou wilt quicken me: and thou hast stretched forth thy hand against the wrath of my enemies: and thy right hand hath saved me.
8Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, he will be happy who repays you, as you have done to us.
8The Lord will repay for me: thy mercy, O Lord, endureth for ever: O despise not the work of thy hands.
9Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.
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