Psalm 137 :: New King James Version (NKJV)

Longing for Zion in a Foreign Land

Psa 137:1By the rivers of Babylon,
There we sat down, yea, we wept
When we remembered Zion.

Psa 137:2We hung our harps
Upon the willows in the midst of it.

Psa 137:3For there those who carried us away captive asked of us a song,
And those who plundered us requested mirth,
Saying, “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

Psa 137:4

Psa 137:4How shall we sing the LORD’s song
In a foreign land?

Psa 137:5

Psa 137:5If I forget you, O Jerusalem,
Let my right hand forget its skill!

Psa 137:6

Psa 137:6If I do not remember you,
Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth—
If I do not exalt Jerusalem
Above my chief joy.

Psa 137:7

Psa 137:7Remember, O LORD, against the sons of Edom
The day of Jerusalem,
Who said, “Raze it, raze it,
To its very foundation!”

Psa 137:8

Psa 137:8O daughter of Babylon, who are to be destroyed,
Happy the one who repays you as you have served us!

Psa 137:9

Psa 137:9Happy the one who takes and dashes
Your little ones against the rock!

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