137:1 Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we thought of Jerusalem.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 137 , Verse 1 , Beside the rivers of Babylon, we sat and wept as we thought of Jerusalem.
137:2 We put away our lyres, hanging them on the branches of the willow trees.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 137 , Verse 2 , We put away our lyres, hanging them on the branches of the willow trees.
137:3 For there our captors demanded a song of us. Our tormentors requested a joyful hymn: 'Sing us one of those songs of Jerusalem!'
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 137 , Verse 3 , For there our captors demanded a song of us. Our tormentors requested a joyful hymn: 'Sing us one of those songs of Jerusalem!'
137:4 But how can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a foreign land?
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 137 , Verse 4 , But how can we sing the songs of the LORD while in a foreign land?
137:5 If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill upon the harp.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 137 , Verse 5 , If I forget you, O Jerusalem, let my right hand forget its skill upon the harp.
137:6 May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I fail to remember you, if I don't make Jerusalem my highest joy.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 137 , Verse 6 , May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I fail to remember you, if I don't make Jerusalem my highest joy.
137:7 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!'
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 137 , Verse 7 , 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!'
137:8 O Babylon, you will be destroyed. Happy is the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 137 , Verse 8 , O Babylon, you will be destroyed. Happy is the one who pays you back for what you have done to us.
137:9 Happy is the one who takes your babies and smashes them against the rocks!
The NLT Book of Psalms , Chapter 137 , Verse 9 , Happy is the one who takes your babies and smashes them against the rocks!
