Psalms 136
1By the rivers of Babylon, there we sat; and wept when we remembered Sion. 1
2We hung our + 136:2 Gr. organs, or, instruments. harps on the willows in the midst of it. 1
3For there they that had taken us captive asked of us the words of a song; and they that had carried us away asked a hymn, saying, Sing us one of the songs of Sion. 1
4How should we sing the Lord's song + 136:4 Gr. on in a strange land? 1
5If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill. 1
6May my tongue cleave to my throat, if I do not remember you; if I do not prefer Jerusalem as the chief of my joy. 1
7Remember, O Lord, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, + 136:7 Gr. empty, empty. rase it, even to its foundations. 1
8Wretched daughter of Babylon! blessed shall he be who shall reward you as you have rewarded us. 1
9Blessed shall he be who shall seize and dash your infants against the rock.