Psalms 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 the LORD’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, LORD, 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.