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

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

137:3  For 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!"

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

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

137:6  If 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.

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

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

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